Trade Openness and CO2 Emissions in Iran, 1971-2008

	Trade Openness and CO2 Emissions in Iran, 1971-2008
International Journal of Business and Development Studies
مقاله 5، دوره 3، شماره 1، اسفند 2011، صفحه 73-84 اصل مقاله (198.72 K)
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22111/ijbds.2011.1295
چکیده
The increase of greenhouse gases (GHG) in which CO2 emissions constitute the principal component, is of major environmental problems of all societies. Economic growth impels intensive use of resources and as a result, more residues and wastes thrown in the nature that could lead to environmental degradation. This article tries to trace the eventual relationship between trade openness and environmental degradation in Iran. For this purpose, a multivarate model is employed in which economic growth and trade openness are related to CO2 emissions for the period of 1971-2006. By carring out the Granger causality test, there appeared a unidirectional relation from trade openness to CO2 emissions. To analyze the variables’ relationships, the approach of GMM is applied. Results indicate that economic growth has a significant negative effect on carbon dioxcide emissions. But, the impact of trade openness on carbon dioxcide emissions is significantly positive.
کلیدواژه‌ها
Trade openness؛ CO2 emissions؛ Granger causality؛ generalized method of moments (GMM)

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