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Testing environmental Kuznets curve for the USA under a regime shift: the role of renewable energy        
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Ümit BULUT Prof. Dr. Ümit BULUT
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
The goals of this paper are to examine whether the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) holds and to investigate whether renewable energy consumption can decrease CO 2 emissions in the USA using monthly data spanning the period 2000:M01–2018:M07. For these purposes, the paper employs a cointegration test with a regime shift and observes the long-run coefficients before and after the regime shift. The findings support the presence of the EKC. The findings also indicate that renewable energy consumption has negative effects on CO 2 emissions, while these effects are greater when the share of renewable energy consumption in total energy consumption is higher in the USA. Theoretical and practical implications for these findings are discussed.
Anahtar Kelimeler
CO emissions 2 | Cointegration test with a regime shift | DOLS estimator | Environmental Kuznets curve | Renewable energy consumption | The US economy
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Dergi ISSN 0944-1344
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 05-2019
Cilt No 26
Sayı 14
Sayfalar 14562 / 14569
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11356-019-04835-6
Makale Linki http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11356-019-04835-6