The impact of population on CO2 emissions: Evidence from European countries

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 497-512

  Martínez Zarzoso, Inmaculada ^a   Bengochea Morancho, Aurelia ^a   Morales Lage, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; European Union; Panel data; Population growth

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELASTICITY; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECIFICATIONS;

EUROPEAN UNION; PANEL DATA; POPULATION GROWTH;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; MODELING; POPULATION GROWTH; TIME SERIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 36249015921     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9096-5     Document Type: Article

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