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Specialization patterns and reduction of CO2 emissions. An empirical investigation of environmental preservation and economic efficiency

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  • Boglioni, Michele
  • Zambelli, Stefano

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We study the effects that different degrees of specialization in the production of the global net output of a group of countries might have on the emissions of CO2.

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  • Boglioni, Michele & Zambelli, Stefano, 2018. "Specialization patterns and reduction of CO2 emissions. An empirical investigation of environmental preservation and economic efficiency," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 134-149.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:75:y:2018:i:c:p:134-149
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2018.06.009
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    Keywords

    CO2; Environment; Specialization patterns; Net product possibility frontier; Resource allocation; Input–output;
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    JEL classification:

    • E1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models
    • E23 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Production
    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • F64 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Environment
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • 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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