Pattern of Distribution of Global CO2 Emission by Countries

Dinda, Soumyananda (2005): Pattern of Distribution of Global CO2 Emission by Countries. Published in: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues , Vol. 9, No. 1&2 (2009): pp. 130-136.

Abstract

This study examines carefully the distribution aspects in details, particularly the pattern of distribution of global CO2 emission. The paper investigates the share of CO2 emission for bottom 10 and top 10 percentiles, quartiles and their movements during 1960-1990.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Distribution, Quartiles, Percentiles, Carbon Emission, Inequality
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D3 - Distribution; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I30 - General; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics

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