The Transnational Tilt of the Treadmill and the Role of Trade Openness on Carbon Emissions
A Comparative International Study, 1965–2010
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12135680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R P Thombs (0000-0002-8823-6143, Boston College, corresponding author), Ryan Thombs (Department of Sociology Boston College McGuinn Hall 426, Chestnut Hill Massachusetts 02467) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 422-442 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0884-8971 • E-ISSN: 1573-7861 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/socf.12415 |
| OpenAlex | W2791909668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 41 |
There are various schools of thought regarding the relationship between the environment and economy. Ecological modernization argues that the harmful effects of economic growth and development on the environment decline through time, whereas the treadmill of production and ecologically unequal exchange postulate different perspectives. This study relies on World Bank and World Resources Institute data for the period of 1965–2010. Time‐series cross‐sectional Prais‐Winsten (PW) regression models with panel‐corrected standard errors (PCSE) are employed to examine whether economic growth and trade openness intensified or decoupled in relation to three measures of carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions during this period. The findings of this study indicate that there has been a “tilt” in the treadmill of production—that is, the most environmentally degrading production processes have moved to less developed countries. Furthermore, integration into the world economy has been associated with an intensification in CO 2 emissions for less developed countries. Surprisingly, however, this phenomenon does not seem to be driven by exports sent to high‐income nations, suggesting that there are mechanisms embodied within the global organization of production that require further exploration
Ecological modernization · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · International economics · Macroeconomics · Modernization theory · Openness to experience · Panel data · Political science · Production (economics · Sustainable development · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 49 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 49 |