JIET (Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi Terapan)
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021)

The Effect of Demographic Structure on Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions: Top Emitters Case Study

Bela Nurrahmawati (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga)
Deni Kusumawardani (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga)



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26 Jun 2021

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how the demographic structure affects carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Top Emitters, namely China, the United States, the European Union (EU-28), India, Indonesia, Russia, Brazil, Japan, Canada, and Mexico. This study uses panel data from ten countries stated in Top Emitters for the period 2000-2014 sourced from the World Resource Institute, World Bank and UNESCO Institute for Statistics. This study uses the Panel Data Regression method with the best model chosen is the Random Effect Model (REM) and four demographic structure variables, namely the dependency ratio, sex ratio, higher education ratio, industrial employment ratio. The results of this study indicate that the dependency ratio, sex ratio, higher education ratio, industrial employment ratio have a significant effect on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Top Emitters. The results of this study are expected to provide policies that can be implemented by the government.Keywords: Demographic Structure, Top Emitters, Panel Data Regression MethodJEL : I25, O15, Q5

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Jurnal Ekonomi Terapan (JIET) mengundang naskah dalam berbagai topik termasuk, tetapi tidak terbatas pada, kebijakan moneter, kebijakan fiskal, kebijakan dan keuangan internasional, kajian ekonomi gender, perlindungan sosial, ekonomi sumberdaya alam dan lingkungan, ekonomi ...