Relating Carbon Dioxide Emissions with Macroeconomic Variables in the Philippine Setting

• Main Authors: Palanca-Tan, Rosalina, Dy, Timothy Allen, Tan, Angela
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC); Pollution Haven Hypothesis; Urbanization; Trade Openness; Economics; Macroeconomics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/26; https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=64594
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Using cointegration and error correction modeling techniques, this paper examines the dynamics of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in relation to economic growth, energy consumption, trade openness, urbanization and foreign direct investments in the case of the Philippines. The study finds that 1) eco...