Table 7.
Decoupling states for North America (NA) and South Asian (SA) countries.
| Country | 1998–2002 | 2002–2006 | 2006–2010 | 2010–2014 | 2014–2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0.552 | WD | 0.319 | WD | 0.217 | WD | 0.252 | WD | 0.245 | WD |
| United States | 0.005 | WD | 0.043 | WD | −0.120 | SD | −0.216 | SD | −0.197 | SD |
| Bangladesh | 2.099 | END | 1.708 | END | 1.817 | END | 1.633 | END | 1.504 | END |
| India | 0.765 | WD | 0.666 | WD | 0.841 | EC | 0.882 | EC | 0.714 | WD |
| Nepal | 1.239 | END | 0.365 | WD | 1.592 | END | 2.230 | END | 3.069 | END |
| Pakistan | 0.914 | EC | 0.994 | EC | 0.874 | EC | 0.777 | WD | 0.969 | EC |
| Sri Lanka | 2.444 | END | 0.989 | EC | 0.624 | WD | 0.774 | WD | 0.860 | EC |
Source: Authors' computation