Affiliation:
1. İSTANBUL MEDENİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Abstract
This study investigates the impacts of economic and financial development on carbon emissions in Qatar between 1975 and 2018 by analyzing the results of the ARDL and VECM tests. We do so by considering two model specifications, Model 1 and 2, considering CO2 emission is a dependent variable. In Model 1, economic growth and its square are considered as independent variables to test the basic Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. The results provide evidence to confirm the EKC hypothesis for Qatar. In Model 2, various economic and financial variables are specified as regressors, and all the independent variables have a statistically significant impact on CO2 emissions at a 1% level. The coefficient of real income per capita implies that an increase in income will increase carbon emissions by 72%. On the other hand, financial development's carbon elasticity indicates that an increase in financial development will decrease CO2 emissions by 32%. The carbon elasticity of foreign trade signifies that an increase in trade will decrease CO2 emissions by 33%.
Publisher
Duzce Universitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi
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