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

Carl Hampus Lyttkens; Joakim Westerlund; Tommy Andersson

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.11.040

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

Carl Hampus Lyttkens, Joakim Westerlund, Tommy Andersson

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-121
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	115
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.11.040
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Carbon dioxide

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

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