Emissions, temperature and economic growth. Evidence from total factor productivity and its components. The European case and the role of heterogeneity

• Main Author: Ρήγας, Νικόλαος
• Other Authors: Rigas, Nikolaos
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Environmental productivity; Total factor productivity; Technological heterogeneity; European industries; Environmental regulations; Climate change; Περιβαλλοντική παραγωγικότητα; Συνολικός παράγοντας παραγωγικότητας; Τεχνολογική ετερογένεια; Ευρωπαϊκές βιομηχανίες; Περιβαλλοντικοί κανονισμοί; Κλιματική αλλαγή

In this thesis, we employ the concept of productivity in order to examine how climate change affects economic growth and productivity in three different levels: country, European manufacturing industries and European manufacturing firms level. We also use climate characteristics as temperature and p...