Decoupling of Emissions and GDP : Evidence from Aggregate and Provincial Chinese Data /

We provide a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GDP in China using both aggregate and provincial data. The Kuznets elasticity is about 0.6 for China, higher than that in advanced countries but below that of major emerging markets. The elasticity is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen, Gail
Other Authors: Jalles, Joao Tovar, Loungani, Prakash, Marto, Ricardo
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/085
Online Access:Full text available on IMF