The impact of economic complexity on carbon emissions: evidence from France.

This paper reanalyzes the determinants of the CO emissions in France. For this purpose, it considers the unit root test with two structural breaks and a dynamic ordinary least squares estimation. The paper also considers the effects of the energy consumption and the economic complexity on CO emissions. First, it is observed that the EKC hypothesis is valid in France. Second, the positive effect of the energy consumption on CO emissions is obtained. Third, it is observed that a higher economic complexity suppresses the level of CO emissions in the long run. The findings imply noteworthy environmental policy implications to decrease the level of CO emissions in France.