RT Journal Article
T1 Environmental asymmetries in global value chains: The case of the European automotive sector
A1 Rodil Marzábal, Óscar
A1 Gómez Pérez, Ana Laura
A1 Campos Romero, Hugo
K1 EU28
K1 Automotive sector
K1 Global value chains
K1 Emissions
K1 Environmental Kuznets curve
K1 Pollution haven hypothesis
AB The European automotive sector is deeply integrated in the EU regional value chain. Each EU member show differences their economic and environmental performance. While central European countries perform more advanced, higher-value and lower-emission tasks, eastern economies specialize in manufacturing and have a higher share of exports from an environmental perspective. However, the environmental effects resulting from automotive production, as well as the distinctions among European economies based on their development levels, remain unexplored. Similarly, the implications of participation in global value chains (GVCs) in this context have not been examined. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyze the Environmental Kuznets Curve and the Pollution Haven/Halo Hypothesis in the case of the EU28 automotive sector under a value-added approach. The multi-regional input-output methodology along with a panel data estimation was used to verify the hypotheses. The results verify an inverted-N shape curve for the Kuznets hypothesis. Nevertheless, the results show no evidence of compliance with the haven or halo hypotheses. Moreover, participation in GVCs implies higher environmental impacts. Based on these findings, some policy recommendations are proposed to enhance the sector's circularity and optimize material use throughout the production chain
PB Elsevier
SN 0959-6526
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33649
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33649
LA eng
NO Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 449, 2024, 141606
NO This research has been supported by the ICEDE research group, to which the authors belong, Galician Competitive Research Group ED431C 2022/15 financed by Xunta de Galicia and project “REVALEC” REFERENCE PID2022 141162NB-I00 Financed by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033/EFRD, EU
DS Minerva
RD 29 abr 2026