题  目：Province-level Convergence of China CO₂ Emission Intensity:A Spatial Dynamic Panel Data Analysis

报告人：J. Wesley Burnett           West  Virginia University

主持人：叶  兵   浙江大学经济学院

时  间：2013年9月23日   星期一   15:00-17:00

地  点：浙大玉泉校区外经贸大楼418室

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                                                          CRPE秘书处
                                                           2013-9-17

Abstract

This study offers a unique contribution to the literature by investigating the convergence of province-level carbon dioxide emission intensity among a panel of 30 provinces in China over the period 1990-2010. We use a novel, spatial dynamic panel data model to test the convergence rate by introducing technological and environmental policy spillovers. Our results suggest that: (1) CO₂ emission intensities are converging across provinces in China; (2) the rate of convergence is higher with the dynamic panel data model than the cross-sectional regression models; and, (3) province-level CO₂ emission intensities are spatially correlated in the short run, and the rate of convergence, after controlling for spatial autocorrelation, is higher than with the non-spatial models.