Fernandez-Amador, Octavio; Oberdabernig, Doris A.; Tomberger, Patrick (2018). Testing for Convergence in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Using a Bayesian Robust Structural Model. Environmental and Resource Economics, 73(4), pp. 1265-1286. Springer 10.1007/s10640-018-0298-9
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We address international convergence in carbon dioxide emissions per capita and per value added derived from emission inventories based on production and consumption patterns. We propose a Bayesian structural model that accounts for heteroscedasticity and endogeneity between emissions and economic growth, and tests for the existence of group-specific convergence via shrinkage priors. We find evidence for country-specific conditional convergence in all emission inventories, implying a half-life of 2.7–3.1 years for production-based emissions and 3.6–4.7 years for consumption-based emissions. When testing for global convergence without allowing for individual-specific convergence paths, the half-life of CO2 per capita increases to 15–26 years, whereas emission intensities show a half-life of 44–45 years. Our results highlight the current incompatibility between emission targets and economic growth and the need for faster diffusion of green technologies. Moreover, there is no evidence for specific convergence dynamics in the European Union, the OECD, or the countries that are subject to binding emission constraints specified in the Kyoto Protocol. The institutional frameworks implemented in industrialized countries did not induce faster convergence among developed economies.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute |
UniBE Contributor: |
Fernandez-Amador, Octavio, Oberdabernig, Doris Anita, Tomberger, Patrick |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology |
ISSN: |
1573-1502 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pablo Rahul Das |
Date Deposited: |
31 Jan 2019 14:02 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s10640-018-0298-9 |
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BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.125167 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/125167 |
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