On the causal dynamics between emissions, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and economic growth

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2255-2260

  Apergis, Nicholas ^a   Payne, James E ^b   Menyah, Kojo ^c   Wolde Rufael, Yemane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Emissions; Nuclear energy; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ERROR CORRECTION; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 77956174401     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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