The Effects of FDI,Technological Innovation,and Financial Development on CO2 Emissions:BRICs

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声明

CONTENTS

摘要

Abstract

Chapter one：Introduction

1．1 Introduction

1．1．1 Foreign Direct Investment

1．1．2 Brazil，Russia，India，China and South Africa(BIUCs)

1．2 Problem Statement

1．3 Research Objectives

1．4 Research Questions

1．5 Hypothesis

1．6 Contribution of study

1．7 Structure of Thesis

Chapter 2：Related Literature and Theoretical Background

2．1．FDI and Carbon Emissions

2．2 TI and Carbon Emissions

2．3 Financial Development and Carbon Emissions

2．4 studies supporting a positive relationship between FDI，TI FDI and Carbon Emissions

2．5 studies opposing a positive relationship between FDI，TI FD and Carbon Emissions

2．6 Theoretical Framework

Chapter 3 FDI，TI and Financial Development in the BRICs countries

3．1 Foreign Direct Investment

3．1．1 FDI inflows in BRICs

3．1．2 Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil

3．1．3 Foreign Direct Investment in Russia

3．1．4 Foreign Direct Investment in India

3．1．5 Foreign Direct Investment in China

3．1．6 Foreign Direct Investment in South Africa

3．2 Relationship between FDI and Carbon Emissions in BRICs

3．3 Technological innovation in BRICS

3．3．1 BRAZIL

3．3．2 Technological Innovation in Russia

3．3．3 Technological Innovation in India

3．3．4 Technological Innovation in China

3．3．5 Technological Innovation in South Africa

3．3．6 Technological Innovation on carbon emissions in BRICs

3．4 Financial Development in BlUCs

3．4．2 Financial Development in Russia

3．4．3 Financial Development in India

3．4．4 Financial Development in China

3．4．5 Financial Development in South Africa

3．4．6 Financial Development and carbon emission in BRICS

3．5 Challenges caused by FDI，TI and FD in the BRICS Countries

3．6 BRICs countries’ global impact

3．7 Conclusion

Chapter 4：Methodology

4．2 Research Method

4．3 Research Strategy

4．4 Research Design

Summary

Chapter Five：Results

5．1 Specmcation Model

5．2 Econometric procedures

5．2．1 CD Tests

5．2．2 Panel Unit Root Test

5．2．3 Westerlund Panel Co-integration Test

5．2．5．Panel Causality Test

5．3．Results and Discussion

5．3．1 Descripnve Statistics of variables and correlations results(after logarithm)

5．3．2 Results of Panel Long-run Parameters Estimation Methods

Chapter 6

6．1 Policy Reconlmendations and Conclusion

6．2 Implications of Study

6．3 Summary of the chapter

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