Table 7 Lower middle income and low income regression coefficients results.

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

  

Lower middle 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

1.422***

1.252***

0.757*

0.131

0.039

0.038

0.142

−0.103

−1.068***

 

Agriculture SCI2

−2.2***

−1.774***

−1.188*

−0.174

0.005

−0.121

−0.381

−0.091

1.613***

 

Electronics & Instruments SCI

0.563

0.676

0.296

−0.15

−0.351

−0.386

−0.636*

−0.454

−0.602

 

Electronics & Instruments SCI2

−0.988

−0.991

−0.754

−0.267

−0.262

−0.163

0.025

−0.192

0.38

 

Fishing SCI

−0.687

−1.288***

−0.795*

−0.682*

−0.351

−0.291

−0.029

−0.383

−0.704**

 

Fishing SCI2

1.696

2.546**

1.313

0.807

0.173

−0.156

−0.689

−0.228

0.646

 

Food & Beverages SCI

0.286

0.026

0.114

0.226

0.013

0.264

0.297

0.557

0.17

 

Food & Beverages SCI2

−1.559

−1.272

−1.256

−1.202

−0.325

−0.666

−0.698

−0.825

−0.347

 

Iron & Steel SCI

−1.889***

−1.275***

−0.761*

−0.42

−0.316

−0.116

0.169

0.422

0.993**

 

Iron & Steel SCI2

1.912*

1.051*

0.223

−0.249

−0.892*

−1.032*

−1.293***

−1.102*

−1.243*

 

Machinery SCI

−0.767

−0.845

−0.564

0.603

0.762

0.462

0.173

0.045

−0.38

 

Machinery SCI2

2.891

2.994

2.602

−1.226

−0.859

0.73

0.855

1.468

1.606

 

Metal Products SCI

−1.082

−0.476

−1.053

−1.334*

−1.21**

−0.591

−0.988*

−1.009*

−0.199

 

Metal Products SCI2

0.548

−0.15

−0.306

0.282

1.843

0.842

3.268**

4.482***

1.684

 

Mining & Quarrying SCI

−0.781**

−1.125***

−0.509

−0.296

−0.117

0.005

0.04

0.143

0.06

 

Mining & Quarrying SCI2

1.248**

1.467***

0.657

0.293

0.081

0.065

0.115

0.06

0.207

 

Other Manufacturing SCI

1.036

0.746

1.358**

1.716***

1.74***

1.516***

1.552***

1.851***

1.184**

 

Other Manufacturing SCI2

−0.323

−0.049

−0.43

−0.618

−0.588

−0.454

−0.676

−1.225*

−0.55

 

Petroleum, Chemicals & Non-Metals SCI

1.819***

1.752***

1.274*

0.779

0.561

0.026

−0.035

−0.772

−1.087*

 

Petroleum, Chemicals & Non-Metals SCI2

−1.633

−1.737

−0.536

0.469

0.216

0.508

0.27

0.681

1.012

 

Textiles & Wearing Apparel SCI

0.486

1.131***

0.663

0.866**

0.522*

0.516*

0.313

0.142

0.527

 

Textiles & Wearing Apparel SCI2

0.154

−0.696

−0.266

−1.011

−0.463

−0.424

−0.197

0.158

−0.592

 

Wood & Paper SCI

1.385**

1.023*

0.782

0.048

−0.059

−0.231

−0.136

−0.5

0.072

 

Wood & Paper SCI2

−2.143*

−1.543

−1.332

0.318

0.555

1.033

0.914

1.846**

0.689

 

Economic Globalisation

0.693***

0.526***

0.564***

0.577***

0.558***

0.528***

0.563***

0.633***

0.627***

 

Energy Consumption per Capita

6.031***

5.952***

6.245***

6.175***

6.679***

6.654***

6.942***

6.519***

6.411***

 

Environmental Patents per Capita

0.518

0.3

−1.943

−1.874

−2.648

−0.9

−1.313

−2.912

−3.856

 

Intercept

−0.355***

−0.23**

−0.104

0.042

0.051

0.06

0.075

0.178**

0.419***

 

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

−1.967***

−1.915***

−1.943***

−1.908***

−1.824***

−1.755***

−1.76***

−1.795***

−1.833***

 

Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)

0.897***

0.71***

0.775***

0.55***

0.418***

0.616***

0.69***

0.759***

0.748***

 

Urban population (% of total population)

−0.064

0.118

0.056

0.028

0.048

0.025

−0.015

−0.014

−0.119

  

Low 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

−0.398

−0.797

0.355

0.335

0.228

1.256*

0.326

−0.404

0.254

 

Agriculture SCI2

3.244*

3.643**

1.354

1.99

2.171

−0.159

0.715

1.15

−0.018

 

Electronics & Instruments SCI

1.405

−2.087

−3.179**

−3.017**

−4.094***

−1.93

−3.14*

−4.628**

−4.364*

 

Electronics & Instruments SCI2

−29.418***

−3.465

7.792*

6.51

8.143

1.635

3.645

4.21

1.326

 

Fishing SCI

−2.219***

−2.724***

−2.502***

−2.72***

−2.924***

−2.74***

−2.795***

−2.837***

−2.948***

 

Fishing SCI2

3.975*

5.381***

4.692***

5.422***

6.057***

5.842***

5.54***

6.047***

7.427***

 

Food & Beverages SCI

−1.449*

−0.934

−1.768**

−1.377*

−1.521*

−2.353***

−2.417***

−2.511***

−3.433***

 

Food & Beverages SCI2

3.107

0.915

3.589*

2.312

3.887*

5.987**

5.455**

5.527**

7.001***

 

Iron & Steel SCI

2.485**

2.386***

1.984**

1.206

0.343

0.78

0.785

0.234

0.276

 

Iron & Steel SCI2

−4.686***

−3.004*

−2.885*

−1.532

0.457

−2.767

−1.594

−0.642

0.37

 

Machinery SCI

−5.258**

−2.103

−3.132*

−3.158

−2.738

−5.795**

− 8.215***

−7.733***

−5.974**

 

Machinery SCI2

−6.6

−36.502**

−22.976*

−21.206

−21.602

− 9.904

29.64*

26.242

12.825

 

Metal Products SCI

0.901

0.982

1.898

1.893

3.312**

0.528

2.256

3.096*

4.041**

 

Metal Products SCI2

− 9.038

−6.787

−16.899*

−18.075**

−23.599***

−4.991

− 9.462

− 8.981

−14.024

 

Mining & Quarrying SCI

−2.108***

−1.477***

−2.316***

−1.754***

−1.888***

−1.392***

0.184

1.383***

0.382

 

Mining & Quarrying SCI2

1.588*

1.488*

4.153***

3.311***

3.956***

4.282***

1.865**

0.206

0.202

 

Other Manufacturing SCI

−1.685

1.142

3.235***

3.502***

4.071***

5.368***

5.424***

5.534***

6.333***

 

Other Manufacturing SCI2

5.979*

0.674

−2.606*

−2.612*

−3.152*

−5.342***

−4.808**

−4.906***

−4.907**

 

Petroleum, Chemicals & Non-Metals SCI

2.937**

1.019

1.421

0.858

0.298

0.09

−1.119

−0.424

−1.38

 

Petroleum, Chemicals & Non-Metals SCI2

0.44

2.99

−0.838

2.244

2.495

0.993

1.774

0.579

6.771***

 

Textiles & Wearing Apparel SCI

0.253

0.7

0.69

1.047*

1.116*

0.973*

0.812

1.031*

1.62***

 

Textiles & Wearing Apparel SCI2

3.35**

0.841

0.176

−0.517

−0.432

−1.035

−0.892

−1.23

−3.26**

 

Wood & Paper SCI

2.056***

2.444***

2.971***

3.132***

3.183***

2.645***

2.514***

1.306*

1.465

 

Wood & Paper SCI2

−0.695

−2.049*

−3.728***

−4.521***

−4.65***

−4.733***

−4.48***

−3.116**

−4.001

 

Economic Globalisation

1.644***

1.53***

1.676***

1.704***

1.774***

1.784***

1.732***

1.591***

1.579***

 

Energy Consumption per Capita

6.459***

6.438***

5.71***

4.929***

4.57***

6.008***

6.922***

12.079***

18.84***

 

Environmental Patents per Capita

−0.116

−5.074

− 8.777**

− 9.626**

− 9.288*

− 9.487

− 8.546

−12.492

−20.602

 

Intercept

−1.56***

−1.181***

−1.201***

−1.251***

−1.35***

−1.545***

−1.498***

−1.575***

−1.735***

 

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

−2.313***

−2.645***

−2.675***

−2.692***

−2.591***

−2.366***

−2.288***

−2.143***

−2.064***

 

Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)

−0.766***

−0.45***

−0.246

−0.008

0.65***

0.519**

0.73***

0.938***

1.513***

 

Urban population (% of total population)

2.448***

2.214***

2.249***

2.446***

2.589***

2.861***

2.87***

2.725***

2.531***

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