Urbanization and CO2 emissions: A semi-parametric panel data analysis

Hui-Ming Zhu, Wan-Hai You and Zhao-fa Zeng

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 117, issue 3, 848-850

Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between urbanization and CO2 emissions in a sample of 20 emerging countries over the period 1992–2008 using the semi-parametric panel data model with fixed effects, proposed by Baltagi and Li (2002). We find little evidence in support of an inverted-U curve, and thus the Kuznets hypothesis is not confirmed by our analysis. Our findings shed new light on the urbanization- CO2 emissions nexus.

Keywords: CO2 emissions; Urbanization; Emerging countries; Semi-parametric regression; Panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 O5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.09.001

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