Parcelling virtual carbon in the pollution haven hypothesis

Energy Economics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-186

  López, Luis Antonio ^a   Arce, Guadalupe ^a   Zafrilla, Jorge Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Global value chain; Input output; Pollution haven hypothesis; Spain China trade

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT STAGES; DOMESTIC EMISSIONS; DOMESTIC PRODUCTION; GLOBAL EMISSIONS; GLOBAL PRODUCTION; GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN; INPUT-OUTPUT; POLLUTION HAVEN HYPOTHESIS;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

POLLUTION;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMPORT; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSIONS TRADING;

CHINA; SPAIN;

EID: 84878907550     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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