Investigating the effect of training on carbon dioxide emissions in Iran by examining the environmental Kuznets curve
Document Type : Research Paper
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Razi University Economics Department
Abstract
Sustainable development is one of the important goals of countries in the present era. Education as one of the effective effects in improving technology in the production sector and modifying the consumption pattern in the consumer sector has a significant role in understanding the emission of carbon dioxide. The present study investigates the effect of education on carbon dioxide emissions using statistical evidence of Iranian provinces for the period 2005-2015 and the panel data approach. The results of the estimates show that Kuznets environmental theory can be confirmed in the Iranian economy, because the effect of production and production squares on carbon dioxide emissions are positive and negative, respectively. Also, the expansion of urbanization due to inappropriate structures of urban design and energy intensity has a positive and significant effect on carbon dioxide emissions. Finally, increasing the training costs first reduces carbon dioxide emissions, then by increases the level of education, carbon dioxide emissions will increase. Therefore, paying attention to the quality of education criteria plays an important role.
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