Income inequality and carbon emissions

We document a U-shaped relationship between income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions per capita, using a newly available panel data set on income inequality (GINI) with observations for 138 countries over the period 1960–2008. Our findings suggest that, for high-income countries with high income inequality, pro-poor growth and reduced per capita emissions levels go hand in hand.

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Year of publication:	2011-09-01
Authors:	Grunewald, Nicole ; Klasen, Stephan ; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada ; Muris, Chris
Institutions:	Courant Research Centre PEG
Subject:	environmental quality \| income inequality \| panel data

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 92
Classification:	I3 - Welfare and Poverty ; O1 - Economic Development ; Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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