Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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955956 | Social Science Research | 2012 | 11 Pages |
The author engages the sociological theory of ecologically unequal exchange to assess the extent to which levels of per capita anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions are a function of the “vertical flow” of exports to high-income nations. Results of cross-national fixed effects panel model estimates indicate that levels of such emissions are positively associated with the vertical flow of exports, and the relationship is much more pronounced for lower-income countries than for high-income countries. Additional findings suggest that the observed relationship for lower-income nations has grown in magnitude through time, indicating that structural associations between high-income and lower-income countries have become increasingly ecologically unequal, at least in the context of greenhouse gas emissions. These results hold, net of various important controls.
► I examine the relationship between CO2 emissions and exports to high income nations. ► Percent of exports to high income nations increases per capita CO2 emissions. ► The effect is more pronounced for low income than high income nations. ► For low income nations, the relationship increases in magnitude through time. ► Results indicate increasing ecologically unequal relationships between nations.