Renewable energy, output, CO2 emissions, and fossil fuel prices in Central America: Evidence from a nonlinear panel smooth transition vector error correction model

Energy Economics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 226-232

  Apergis, Nicholas ^a   Payne, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America; Emissions; Fossil fuel prices; Renewable energy; Structural breaks

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL INDUSTRY; COSTS; CRUDE OIL PRICE; ERROR CORRECTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CARBON EMISSIONS; CENTRAL AMERICA; ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SMOOTH TRANSITIONS; STRUCTURAL BREAK; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 84893364934     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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