A cointegration analysis of real gdp and CO2 emissions in transitional countries

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Mitić, Petar ^a   Ivanović, Olja Munitlak ^a   Zdravković, Aleksandar ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES   (Serbia)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; DOLS; Economic growth; Environmental degradation; FMOLS; Real GDP; Transitional countries

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 85017372079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su9040568     Document Type: Article

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