The contribution of foreign direct investment to clean energy use, carbon emissions and economic growth

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 483-489

  Lee, Jung Wan ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Clean energy use; Foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CLEAN ENERGY; COINTEGRATION TEST; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; FIXED EFFECTS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; PANEL DATA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; INVESTMENTS;

ECONOMICS;

CAPITAL FLOW; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY USE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PANEL DATA;

EID: 84873133022     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.039     Document Type: Article

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