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Co2emissions And Regional Income Disparity: Evidence From China

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  • LIN GUO

    (Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University, Furo-Cho, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan)

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In this paper, we propose the hypothesis: Given the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis, regional income inequality has a negative, indirect impact on the average level ofCO2emissions through decreasing marginal emission propensities (MEP) of GDP. We have employed a vector error correction model and three inequality measures in our empirical analysis. The empirical results support the hypothesis in China. The main findings of this paper suggest that a trade-off exists between reducingCO2emissions and narrowing regional income disparity and that the MEP contributes to this negative effect.

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  • Lin Guo, 2014. "Co2emissions And Regional Income Disparity: Evidence From China," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 59(01), pages 1-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:59:y:2014:i:01:n:s0217590814500076
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590814500076
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    Keywords

    CO2emissions; regional income disparity; environmental Kuznets curve; JEL Classification: Q54; JEL Classification: O44; JEL Classification: O15;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • O44 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Environment and Growth
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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