Table 5 All income regression coefficients results.

From: Sectoral economic complexity and environmental degradation: a sectoral perspective on the EKC hypothesis

  

All income

 

Quantile

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

Dependent var

Independent vars

         

CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)log

Agriculture SCI

0.323

0.595***

0.693***

0.589***

0.478**

0.247

0.034

−0.145

−0.361*

 

Agriculture SCI2

−0.517

−0.523*

−0.684**

−0.716**

−0.668**

−0.53*

−0.397

−0.263

−0.128

 

Electronics & Instruments SCI

−0.432

−0.744***

−0.955***

−0.999***

−0.956***

−0.967***

−0.779***

−0.584**

−0.477**

 

Electronics & Instruments SCI2

0.442

0.698**

0.912***

0.881***

0.836***

0.906***

0.849***

0.582*

0.365

 

Fishing SCI

0.416*

0.072

0.021

0.055

0.026

−0.109

−0.579***

−0.849***

−0.696***

 

Fishing SCI2

−0.116

0.114

0.09

0.104

0.256

0.432

1.276***

1.528***

0.878***

 

Food & Beverages SCI

−0.86***

−0.368*

−0.261

−0.151

0.015

0.147

0.518*

0.604**

0.123

 

Food & Beverages SCI2

0.251

−0.335

−0.256

−0.211

−0.311

−0.346

−0.53*

−0.55*

0.041

 

Iron & Steel SCI

1.667***

1.316***

1.162***

0.903***

0.738***

0.743**

0.608*

0.62*

0.423

 

Iron & Steel SCI2

−2.371***

−2.014***

−1.894***

−1.532***

−1.223***

−1.295***

−1.151**

−0.984**

−0.802*

 

Machinery SCI

0.404

0.495

0.524

0.546

0.678*

0.455

0.53

0.536

0.395

 

Machinery SCI2

−0.158

−0.245

−0.319

−0.494

−0.676*

−0.58

−0.772*

−0.81*

−0.729

 

Metal Products SCI

1.848***

1.75***

1.229***

1.028***

0.984***

0.928**

1.282***

1.476***

1.072***

 

Metal Products SCI2

−2.84***

−2.311***

−1.41***

−0.732

−0.762

−0.49

−1.008

−1.158*

−0.53

 

Mining & Quarrying SCI

0.04

0.036

0.126

0.409**

0.799***

0.71***

0.902***

1.008***

0.78***

 

Mining & Quarrying SCI2

0.299

0.161

0.07

−0.126

−0.456*

−0.388*

−0.618**

−0.705***

−0.431*

 

Other Manufacturing SCI

0.701*

1.011***

1.02***

0.785*

0.513

0.438

0.137

0.502

0.944***

 

Other Manufacturing SCI2

0.096

−0.058

−0.24

−0.018

0.284

0.266

0.446

−0.056

−0.519

 

Petroleum, Chemicals & Non-Metals SCI

−1.292***

−1.546***

−1.047***

−0.882***

−0.782**

−0.639*

−0.836**

−1.024***

−0.546

 

Petroleum, Chemicals & Non-Metals SCI2

0.434

0.542

−0.098

−0.248

−0.244

−0.315

−0.108

0.171

−0.187

 

Textiles & Wearing Apparel SCI

−0.371

−0.614*

−0.823***

−0.544*

−0.412*

−0.381

−0.423*

−1.05***

−1.125***

 

Textiles & Wearing Apparel SCI2

0.639

0.812

1.182**

0.865*

0.508

0.488

0.695*

1.478***

1.484***

 

Wood & Paper SCI

2.756***

2.915***

2.724***

2.108***

1.66***

1.709***

1.41***

0.922***

0.989***

 

Wood & Paper SCI2

−2.314***

−2.504***

−2.297***

−1.654***

−1.286***

−1.296***

−1.279***

−1.063***

−1.293***

 

Economic Globalisation

0.384***

0.599***

0.709***

0.681***

0.716***

0.74***

0.874***

0.826***

0.875***

 

Energy Consumption per Capita

1.399***

1.308***

1.339***

1.375***

1.331***

1.371***

1.49***

1.823***

2.296***

 

Environmental Patents per Capita

0.51***

0.486***

0.485***

0.434***

0.41***

0.428***

0.464***

0.133*

−0.201***

 

Intercept

−0.4***

−0.372***

−0.244***

−0.103

−0.02

0.186***

0.225***

0.313***

0.314***

 

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

−3.142***

−3.116***

−3.01***

−2.91***

−2.852***

−2.845***

−2.72***

−2.345***

−2.044***

 

Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)

0.955***

1.057***

0.96***

1.062***

1.226***

1.187***

1.114***

0.882***

0.916***

 

Urban population (% of total population)

1.09***

1.141***

1.003***

0.957***

0.885***

0.71***

0.637***

0.678***

0.748***

  1. Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.