TY  - JOUR
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/jie.003.0091
JF  - Journal of Innovation Economics
IS  - 1
TI  - The dynamics of delinking in industrial emissions: The role of productivity, trade and R&D
AV  - none
KW  - JEL Codes: C230
KW  -  O400
KW  -  Q550
KW  -  Q560
Y1  - 2009///
N2  - This paper provides new empirical evidence on delinking / Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC) for greenhouse gases and other air pollutant emissions in Italy. We analysed a panel dataset based on the Italian NAMEA for 1990-2005 with a specific focus on industry. We integrated the emission-income NAMEA with data on trade openness and R&D expenditures. The highly disaggregated dataset provides a large heterogeneity and can help to overcome the shortcomings of the usual approach to EKC based on cross-country data. We use in this paper CO2, SOx, NOx and PM10 as objects of investigation. We use as empirical models of reference both a standard EKC model and a STIRPAT/IPAT model. Our results show that looking at sector evidence, both decupling and then eventually re-coupling trends could emerge along the path of economic development. The analysis of how stagnation periods affect environmental performances is also of interest.
A1  - Marin, Giovanni
A1  - Mazzanti, Massimiliano
SN  - 2032-5355
PB  - Research Network on Innovation and De Boeck Université
ID  - eprints1242
VL  - 3
ER  -