Employment Status and Indirect Household Carbon Emissions:Micro Evidence from Urban China

Abstract

Abstract:

Climate policies have impacts on employment. Conversely, does employment affect carbon emissions? Using the survey data from households in urban China and based on the STIRPAT model, this paper analyzes the impact of employment status on household carbon emissions resulting from consumption. The findings include:the affecting coefficients of employment, unemployment and retirement are 0.0927, -0.233 and -0.157 respectively; this implies that the changes of employment status will induce the changes of household carbon emissions resulting from consumption. Specifically, employment increases household carbon emissions through consumptions in clothing, equipment, housing, communications, transportation, education or recreation; retirement increases household carbon emis-sions by means of healthcare; students produce more carbon emissions through food consumption. These findings are helpful for household emission mitigation policies.

Key words: indirect carbon emissions, employment, household consumption, emission mitigation, STIRPAT model

Xu Xinkuo, Han Liyan. Employment Status and Indirect Household Carbon Emissions:Micro Evidence from Urban China[J]. , 2016, 28(12): 145-154.

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