Análisis de los factores determinantes de la evolución de las emisiones de CO2 y de azufre en países OCDE mediante una descomposición econométrica

  1. Díaz Vázquez, María Rosario
  2. Cancelo Márquez, María Teresa
Journal:
Revista de economía mundial

ISSN: 1576-0162

Year of publication: 2010

Issue: 26

Pages: 85-106

Type: Article

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate some of the key factors that have contributed to the existence of an inverse relationship between GDP growth and some pollutants in several countries. We use econometric techniques to make a decomposition analysis of the growth rates of CO2 and sulphur emissions in OECD countries. In explaining the fall in emissions, we pay special attention to the influence of the rise in oil prices.

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