Global Emissions: A New Contribution from the Shadow Economy

Canh Nguyen, Thanh Su, Christophe Schinckus, Jo Bensemann and Lai Trung Thanh
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Christophe Schinckus: Taylor s Business School, Taylor s University, Malaysia
Jo Bensemann: School of Management; Massey University, New Zealand,
Lai Trung Thanh: University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, 59C Nguyen Dinh Chieu, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2019, vol. 9, issue 3, 320-337

Abstract: Based on the STIRPAT model and the EKC hypothesis, this study provides new evidences on the economic determinants of global emissions. The system-GMM estimations are used for the sample of 106 economies in the period of 1995-2012 to investigate the influences of income level, urbanization, industrialization, energy intensity, public expenditure, trade openness, FDI inflow, and especially shadow economy on total greenhouse emissions, CO2 emissions, CH4 emissions, and N2O emissions, respectively. This study contributes to the literature in three folds. First, the industrialization energy intensity are the main drivers for all emissions (excluding N2O). While, urbanization has positive effects on emissions excluding the case of CH4. Other drivers including public spending and economic integration (proxied by trade openness and FDI inflow) are also tested with interesting findings. Second, a higher level of shadow economy increases all emissions excluding CO2. Third, the determinants of emissions vary depending on the countries income level. The study is supported by a battery of robustness checks and by various estimations in the short and long-run to identify the importance of emissions drivers.

Keywords: Emissions; CO2, CH4, N2O, Public expenditures, Economic integration, Shadow economy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F18 F64 O17 O44 Q56 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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