TY  - JOUR
U1  - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
A1  - Hille, Erik
A1  - Shahbaz, Muhammad
A1  - Moosa, Imad
T1  - The impact of FDI on regional air pollution in the Republic of Korea
BT  - A way ahead to achieve the green growth strategy?
JF  - Energy Economics
N2  - Can FDI help to reduce regional air pollution emissions in Korea? Given the proclamation of a far-reaching national green growth strategy that requires a shift in public and private iestments, this paper addresses the need for empirical estimates on the eironmental consequences of FDI inflows into Korea. Using a simultaneous equations model the impacts of FDI inflows are decomposed into direct as well as indirect scale, composition, and technique effects. Thereby, the analysis utilizes panel data on six air pollutants in 16 Korean provinces and self-governing cities for the period 2000 to 2011. The estimation results show that FDI inflows concurrently stimulate regional economic growth and reduce air pollution intensities. However, the total level of air emissions mostly remains unchanged. While confirming the findings of the existing national level research on the FDI-growth relationship in Korea, the results are partly contrary to the respective earlier findings on the FDI-eironment nexus. Given Korea's high level of development paired with the aforementioned impact on economic growth and air pollution intensities, foreign iestments are, therefore, regarded as one potential pillar to achieve the goals of the green growth strategy. Keywords:Foreign direct iestments, air pollution, green growth, decomposition analysis, Republic of Korea
Y1  - 2019
SN  - 0140-9883
SS  - 0140-9883
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2019.04.004
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2019.04.004
VL  - 81
SP  - 308
EP  - 326
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -