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Lin, Jiangpeng
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Inglesi-Lotz, Roula
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Chang, Tsangyao
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2018-04-25T11:54:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-04 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study revisits whether CO2 emissions converge in G18 countries over the period of 1950–2013. To work on this empirical analysis, we employ a more powerful quantile unit root test with per capita CO2 emissions. While conventional unit root tests fail to reject convergence in CO2 emissions in these G18 countries, quantile unit root test results demonstrate CO2 emissions converged in 5 of these G18 countries (i.e., Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, and India). Our empirical results have important policy implications for the governments of G18 countries to direct efficient and effective energy policies to reduce the CO2 emissions. |
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Economics |
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2019-04-09 |
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hj2018 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The Hubei Provincial Department of Education, PRC [Grant No: 16D080]. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/geno20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Jiangpeng Lin, Roula Inglesi-Lotz & Tsangyao Chang (2018) Revisiting CO2
emissions convergence in G18 countries, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and
Policy, 13:5, 269-280, DOI: 10.1080/15567249.2018.1460422. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1556-7249 (print) |
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1556-7257 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1080/15567249.2018.1460422 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64722 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor and Francis |
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© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an electronic version of an article published in Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 269-280, 2018. doi : 10.1080/15567249.2018.1460422. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/geno20. |
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dc.subject |
Unit root tests |
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G18 countries |
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Convergence |
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Public policy |
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CO2 emissions |
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Quantile unit root test |
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Per capita emissions |
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
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dc.title |
Revisiting CO2 emissions convergence in G18 countries |
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Postprint Article |
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