The Impact of FDI on CO2 Emissions in Latin America
Posted: 2 Jul 2014
Date Written: 2013
Abstract
This paper uses panel Granger causality tests to study the relationship between sector specific FDI and CO2 emissions. Using a sample of 18 Latin American countries for the 1980-2007 period, we find causality running from FDI in polluting intensive industries (“the dirty sector”) to CO2 emissions per capita. This result is robust to controlling for other factors associated with CO2 emissions and using the ratio of CO2 emissions to GDP. For other sectors, we find no robust evidence that FDI causes CO2 emissions.
Keywords: FDI, Pollution, Latin America
JEL Classification: F21, Q50
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Blanco, Luisa R. and Gonzalez, Fidel and Ruiz, Isabel, The Impact of FDI on CO2 Emissions in Latin America (2013). Oxford Development Studies, 14(1), 104-121, March 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2461035
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