Investigating patterns of carbon convergence in an uneven economy: the case of Turkey

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buir.contributor.authorYeldan, A. Erinç
dc.citation.epage106en_US
dc.citation.spage96en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber46en_US
dc.contributor.authorAcar, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYeldan, A. Erinçen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-21T16:02:03Z
dc.date.available2019-02-21T16:02:03Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.description.abstractTurkey is known to suffer from severe volatility in its growth patterns, as well as from the uneven sectoral growth and employment. Volatile rates of emissions across sectors are further manifestations of this uneven structure. The purpose of this study is two-fold: first, we check for dynamic patterns of convergence of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across sectors; and second, using evidence from panel data econometrics, we search for the determinants of these processes utilizing macroeconomic explanatory variables. We find that, based on various alternate criteria, CO2 emissions display conditional convergence mainly driven by the business cycle. Furthermore, across sectors, high technology activities display convergence over time; and yet, medium technology sectors that constitute the bulk of the aggregate value added display either poorly convergent or divergent trends. These results reveal that much of the emissions convergence is driven by the business cycle rather than the workings of discretionary mitigation policy.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors gratefully acknowledge the research support provided by TUBITAK , under grant no 114K941 . A previous version of the paper was presented at the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) meetings in conjunction with the ASSA Conference, San Francisco, in January 2016. We are grateful to Mine Çınar and the participants of the MEEA for their invaluable comments and to Yasin Kütük for his invaluable assistance with the econometric analysis. Needles to state, none of them bears any responsibility for the results and views expressed in the paper. Appendix A
dc.embargo.release2020-09-01en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.strueco.2018.04.006
dc.identifier.eissn1873-6017en_US
dc.identifier.issn0954-349X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/49956
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2018.04.006
dc.relation.project114K941 - Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, ASSA
dc.source.titleStructural Change and Economic Dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectCarbon convergenceen_US
dc.subjectClimate policyen_US
dc.subjectEmission intensityen_US
dc.subjectSectoral emissionsen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleInvestigating patterns of carbon convergence in an uneven economy: the case of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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