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Panel estimation for income inequality and CO2 emissions: A regional analysis in China.
- Source :
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Applied Energy . Dec2014, Vol. 136, p382-392. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- With rapid economic growth, China is facing tremendous pressures of emission–reduction and serious income inequality issues. The existing research is concerned with the relationships between income inequality and CO 2 emissions in recent years, but little attention has been paid to the regional differences in China. This paper investigated the impact of income and its inequality on CO 2 emissions at the national and regional levels using the panel data from 1995 to 2010 in China. The empirical results show that income growth increases China’s CO 2 emissions. The effects of income growth on CO 2 emissions vary across regions. Further, the impact of income inequality on CO 2 emissions in the Eastern region is greater than that in the Western region. This research reveals that a more equitable income distribution may help control CO 2 emissions in developing China, and there is a win–win situation of income redistribution and emission–reduction. Our findings merit particular attention from policy makers in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03062619
- Volume :
- 136
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Energy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99404644
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.09.048