Carbon emissions, trade liberalization, and the Japan-ASEAN interaction: A group-wise examination

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 167-178

  Atici, Cemal ^a,b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

ASEAN; Environment; Environmental Kuznets curve; FDI; Japan; Panel data; Pollution; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857451404     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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