Title :
The gap in regional carbon emission efficiency and testing the double convergence hypothesis in China
Author :
Wei, Mei ; Wang, Yuhui
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ., Tianjin Polytech. Univ., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
This paper investigates the relationships between carbon emission efficiency and economic growth in China based on the DCH hypothesis, using Chinese provincial data over 1980-2008. It is found that there is a long-run cointegrating relationship between economic them. The carbon emission efficiency based on DSBM model is improved in past years and the double convergence hypothesis is not confirmed.
Keywords :
air pollution control; environmental economics; socio-economic effects; sustainable development; China; DCH hypothesis; double convergence hypothesis; economic growth; regional carbon emission efficiency; Data models; carbon Kuznets curve; carbon emission efficiency; convergence; double convergence hypothesis;
Conference_Titel :
System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Macao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-351-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-472-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSE.2011.5961990
