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Economic impact of CO2 emissions on Thailand's growth and climate change mitigation policy: A modelling analysis

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  • Van Hoa, Tran
  • Limskul, Kitti

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In response to growing concerns about global warming and climate change, numerous energy scenario or computable general equilibrium models have been developed worldwide to provide alerts, mitigation, adaptation, financial and sustainability policy options. However, rigorous evidence-based economic measurement and analysis of the trade-off between CO2 emissions and economic growth for credible climate change policies are still limited globally. To improve analysis, debate and policies in this field with Thailand as a special case-study, the paper develops a new “top down” endogenous growth-CO2 emission multi-equation model with an endogenous Kuznets environmental curve to provide robust empirical findings on the trade-off, its implications for climate change mitigation policy and credible national responses. The findings importantly satisfy the Friedman (1953), Kydland (2006) simplicity and realism criterion. Recommended policies are also critically discussed.

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  • Van Hoa, Tran & Limskul, Kitti, 2013. "Economic impact of CO2 emissions on Thailand's growth and climate change mitigation policy: A modelling analysis," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 651-658.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:33:y:2013:i:c:p:651-658
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.04.019
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    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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