Sectoral Foreign Investment and Nitrous Oxide Emissions: A Quantitative Investigation
Sectoral Foreign Investment and Nitrous Oxide Emissions: A Quantitative Investigation
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DOI：
10.1080/08941920802392690
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发表时间：
2009-12
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Christopher H. Dick;Andrew K. Jorgenson
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作者：
Christopher H. Dick;Andrew K. Jorgenson
近年来，对温室气体排放的人为因素的研究显着增加。然而，并非所有温室气体都受到应有的关注。这项研究检验了从理论上得出的结论，即外国投资依赖增加了一种被忽视的温室气体——一氧化二氮的排放量。对44个国家的跨国普通最小二乘（OLS）回归分析结果表明，外国投资依赖度与较高水平的一氧化二氮排放有关。然而，调查结果取决于投资领域。也就是说，第一产业投资与较高的排放水平相关，而第二产业投资则不然。研究结果支持了外国投资依赖理论，同时也强调了在部门层面研究此类结构关系的必要性。
Studies of the anthropogenic contributors to greenhouse gas emissions have increased markedly in recent years. However, not all greenhouse gases have received their deserved attention. This study tests the theoretically derived assertion that foreign investment dependence increases the emissions of one such neglected greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide. Findings of the cross-national ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis of 44 countries show that foreign investment dependence is associated with higher levels of nitrous oxide emissions. However, the findings are contingent upon the sector of investment. That is, primary-sector investment is associated with higher levels of emissions, whereas secondary-sector investment is not. The findings support the theory of foreign investment dependence while also underscoring the need to study these sorts of structural relationships at the sector level.