Identifying reduced-form relations with panel data: The case of pollution and income

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-42

  Vollebergh, Herman R J ^a   Melenberg, Bertrand ^b   Dijkgraaf, Elbert ^c  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emission income relationships; Identification; Panel data; Reduced form (semi ) parametric estimation

Indexed keywords

EMISSION-INCOME RELATIONSHIPS; IDENTIFICATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; PANEL DATA; REDUCED-FORM (SEMI-) PARAMETRIC ESTIMATION; TIME EFFECT; U-SHAPED;

CARBON MONOXIDE; ESTIMATION; POLLUTION;

DATA REDUCTION;

EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INCOME; POLLUTION;

EID: 67349127596     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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