title: Does export product quality matter for CO2emissions? Evidence from China.
abstract: This paper re-estimates the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) in China. To this end, it uses the unit root tests with structural breaks and the autoregressive-distributed lag (ARDL) estimations over the period 1971-2010. The special role is given to the impact of export product quality on CO2emissions in the empirical models. The paper finds that the EKC hypothesis is applicable in China. It also observes the positive effect from energy consumption to CO2emissions. In addition, it finds that the export product quality is negatively associated with CO2emissions. The paper also argues potential implications.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey. giray.gozgor@medeniyet.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Giray
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gozgor
authors.affiliation: Hakkari University, Hakkari, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhlis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Can
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004777:Environment; D008962:Models, Theoretical
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
keywords: ARDL estimations; Chinese economy; EKC hypothesis; Export quality; Structural breaks