ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVE AND TURKEY: AN AMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study investigates Turkeys’ greenhouse gases, economic growth and energy consumption relations by using 1960-2010 data for the related indicators. For this purpose, Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares method was developed. Ampirical results does not support Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis, which suggest the relationship between the income per capita and carbondioxide emissions are inverted U-shaped. Our results have found inverted N-shaped relationship between these two variables. The results also found a significant and positive relationship between energy consumption and ghg emissions.

Keywords

• Environmental Kuznets Curve,CO2 Emissions,Energy Consumption,Economic Growth,Dynamic OLS

ÇEVRESEL KUZNETS EĞRİSİ VE TÜRKİYE: AMPİRİK BİR ANALİZ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de ekonomik büyüme, enerji tüketimi ve sera gazı emisyonları arasındaki ilişki 1960-2010 dönemi verileriyle incelenmiştir. Bu ilişki Dinamik En Küçük Kareler yöntemiyle araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada, literatürde tartışılan ters U şeklindeki Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi’nin olmadığı, kişi başı karbon emisyonları ile kişi başı gelir arasında ters N şeklinde bir ilişki olduğu ampirik analiz sonucunda elde edilmiştir. Ayrıca, Enerji tüketiminin katsayısının pozitif ve anlamlı olması beklentilerle uyumlu olarak gerçekleşmiştir.

Keywords

• Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi (EKC),CO2 Emisyonları,Enerji Tüketimi,Ekonomik büyüme,Dinamik OLS

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