Stochastic divergence or convergence of per capita carbon dioxide emissions: Re-examining the evidence

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-137

  Barassi, Marco R ^a   Cole, Matthew A ^a   Elliott, Robert J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon Dioxide; Convergence; Stationarity; Unit roots

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

POLICY MAKERS; STOCHASTIC DIVERGENCE; UNIT ROOTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; POLICY MAKING; ROOT; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 42149181177     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9144-1     Document Type: Article

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