Workshop on Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change

Table 3. Estimates from a fixed-effects model, 1980-2004 (lag term included, standard errors in
parentheses). Dependent variable: per capita CO 2 emissions in metric tons.

All Countries

Per capita GDP

.1117***

(.0225)

Per capita GDP^2

-.0043***

(.0009)

Per capita GDP^3

.0001***

(.0000)

Agricultural sector

-.0044***

(.0012)

Service sector

.0077***

(.0018)

Service sector^2

-.0001***

(.0000)

Exports

.0000

(.0008)

Imports

.0007

(.0011)

Urbanization

.0121*

(.0049)

Urbanization^2

-.0001**

(.0000)

Lagged per capita CO 2

.6226***

(.0696)

Constant

-.5582**

(.1921)

Number of observations

2223

• p < .05 ** p< .01 *** p < .001