CO2 emissions of the construction sector in Spain during the real estate boom: input–output subsystem analysis and decomposition

Vicent Alcantara and Emilio Padilla Rosa

Working Papers from Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona

Abstract: The construction sector has a special interest in the case of the Spanish economy, given its large economic dimension and environmental impact, particularly during the real estate boom prior to the last economic crisis that started in 2008. We study the CO2 emissions of construction activities in 2007, at the height of the construction boom, in the context of the productive structure of Spain. For this, we use an input–output subsystem method, which allows us to study the productive structure of the subsystem’s activities, taking into account its links with the rest of the sectors. The decomposition of total emissions in four explanatory components allows us to make a classification of the different sectors according to the type of relationships that are established between the subsystem and the rest of the economy. We derive some implications for environmental policy from the analysis of these interrelations

Keywords: CO2 emissions; construction sector; input–output subsystem; productive structure; real estate boom. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C67 L74 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2020-06
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