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Income Inequality and Carbon Emissions


Nicole Grunewald


University of Göttingen

Stephan Klasen


University of Goettingen (Gottingen) - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso


Jaume I University - Department of Economics; University of Goettingen (Gottingen) - Ibero American Institute for Economic Research; University of Goettingen (Gottingen) - School of Law, Economics, Social Sciences

Chris Muris


affiliation not provided to SSRN
February 29, 2012


Abstract:     
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.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 8

Keywords: environmental quality, income inequality, panel data

JEL Classification: I3, O1, Q3

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Date posted: February 29, 2012  

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Grunewald, Nicole, Klasen, Stephan, Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada and Muris, Chris, Income Inequality and Carbon Emissions (February 29, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2013039 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2013039

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Nicole Grunewald
University of Göttingen ( email )
Platz der Gottinger Sieben 3
Gottingen, D-37073
Germany
+49 (0)551 / 39-4015 (Phone)
+49 (0)551 / 39-8173 (Fax)
HOME PAGE: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/97800.html
Stephan Klasen
University of Goettingen (Gottingen) - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration ( email )
Platz der Goettinger Sieben 3
Goettingen, 37073
Germany
+49-551-397303 (Phone)
+49-551-397302 (Fax)
HOME PAGE: www.vwl.wiso.uni-goettingen.de/klasen.html
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research)
Poschinger Str. 5
Munich, DE-81679
Germany
HOME PAGE: http://www.CESifo.de
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
P.O. Box 7240
Bonn, D-53072
Germany
Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso
Jaume I University - Department of Economics ( email )
Campus del Riu Sec.
E-12071 Castellon
Spain
University of Goettingen (Gottingen) - Ibero American Institute for Economic Research ( email )
Platz der Goettinger sieben 3
Goettingen, 37075
Germany
University of Goettingen (Gottingen) - School of Law, Economics, Social Sciences ( email )
Germany
Chris Muris (Contact Author)
affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )
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