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On the stationarity of CO2 emissions in OECD and BRICS countries: A sequential testing approach

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  • Eléazar Zerbo

    (EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Olivier Darné

    (LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - IEMN-IAE Nantes - Institut d'Économie et de Management de Nantes - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes)

Abstract

This study examines the (non)-stationary properties of the per capita carbon dioxide emissions of 29 selected OECD countries plus Brazil, China, India and South Africa over the period 1960–2014. Following a sequential testing procedure, we analyze the historical path of the variable regarding the possible presence of abrupt ruptures and then carry out appropriate unit root tests. The results show that the CO2 emissions per capita are better characterised by a random walk for all the different countries. Furthermore, the break dates and the growth rate were estimated as well for each country under study. Finally, we decompose the carbon emissions into a secular (or trend) component and a cyclical component, and propose a chronology of cycles in growth rates.

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  • Eléazar Zerbo & Olivier Darné, 2019. "On the stationarity of CO2 emissions in OECD and BRICS countries: A sequential testing approach," Post-Print hal-04295880, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04295880
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.07.013
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