Efficient but getting wet feet: A not-entirely-frivolous note on the side-effects of growth-promoting institutions

Using data covering 38 countries across the 1965-2005 period, this paper shows that former British colonies tend to exhibit higher levels of carbon dioxide emission than other countries.

► Former British colonies exhibit higher levels of CO2 emission than other countries. ► The data used cover 38 countries across the 1965-2005 period. ► There is no environmental Kuznets curve within the range of our data.