A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries

A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries

This study is to investigate whether the multifaceted roles of democracy have a positive relationship with environmental quality. Using a panel data of 132 high- and low-income countries from 2014 to 2016, a random effect (RE) model is analyzed in comparison with cross-sectional analysis. To pursue...

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Main Authors: Soohyeon Kim, Jungho Baek, Eunnyeong Heo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
Democracy
environment
environmental Kuznets curve
panel data
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/8/2353
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spelling doaj-bdd90892d60e4c8ea7680f0d4af120af2020-11-24T21:46:51ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502019-04-01118235310.3390/su11082353su11082353A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income CountriesSoohyeon Kim0Jungho Baek1Eunnyeong Heo2Department of Energy Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KoreaDepartment of Economics, School of Management, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USADepartment of Energy Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KoreaThis study is to investigate whether the multifaceted roles of democracy have a positive relationship with environmental quality. Using a panel data of 132 high- and low-income countries from 2014 to 2016, a random effect (RE) model is analyzed in comparison with cross-sectional analysis. To pursue the current research thoroughly, five elements of democracy that encompass the aspects of democratic institutions (election system, civil liberties, and government function) and the aspects of democratic culture (political participation and political culture) are selected. We find that elements of democracy are positively correlated with the environment in high-income countries. In low-income countries, on the other hand, it is found that the role of democracy in explaining the environmental quality appears to be very weak; only the effect of government function positively relates with the environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/8/2353Democracyenvironmentenvironmental Kuznets curvepanel data
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Jungho Baek
Eunnyeong Heo
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Eunnyeong Heo
A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries
Sustainability
Democracy
environment
environmental Kuznets curve
panel data
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Jungho Baek
Eunnyeong Heo
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title A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries
title_short A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries
title_full A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries
title_fullStr A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries
title_full_unstemmed A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries
title_sort new look at the democracy–environment nexus: evidence from panel data for high- and low-income countries
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2019-04-01
description This study is to investigate whether the multifaceted roles of democracy have a positive relationship with environmental quality. Using a panel data of 132 high- and low-income countries from 2014 to 2016, a random effect (RE) model is analyzed in comparison with cross-sectional analysis. To pursue the current research thoroughly, five elements of democracy that encompass the aspects of democratic institutions (election system, civil liberties, and government function) and the aspects of democratic culture (political participation and political culture) are selected. We find that elements of democracy are positively correlated with the environment in high-income countries. In low-income countries, on the other hand, it is found that the role of democracy in explaining the environmental quality appears to be very weak; only the effect of government function positively relates with the environment.
topic Democracy
environment
environmental Kuznets curve
panel data
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/8/2353
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