The impact of financial development on carbon emissions: An empirical analysis in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2197-2203

  Zhang, Yue Jun ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; China; Financial development

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CHINA; COINTEGRATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; GRANGER CAUSALITY TEST; ITS EFFICIENCIES; LOW-CARBON; STOCK MARKET; VARIANCE DECOMPOSITION;

COMMERCE;

FINANCE;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; STOCK MARKET;

CHINA;

EID: 79952315286     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.026     Document Type: Article

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