Globalization-Emissions Nexus: Testing the EKC hypothesis in Next-11 Countries

Shahbaz, Muhammad (2019): Globalization-Emissions Nexus: Testing the EKC hypothesis in Next-11 Countries.

Abstract

This study investigates the association between globalization and carbon emissions for N-11 countries. In doing so, we apply bounds testing approach to examine cointegration between globalization and CO2 emissions. The results confirm the U-shaped association between globalization and carbon emissions for Bangladesh, Iran, and South Korea. Contrarily, traditional approach validates an inverted-U relationship between globalization and carbon emissions for Pakistan and South Korea, but U-shaped relationship exists for the Philippines and Vietnam. The presence or absence of an inverted-U relationship between globalization and carbon emissions has important policy implications using globalization as an economic tool for sustainable economic development.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Globalization, Emissions, EKC, N-11
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics

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