Economic development and national environmental performance: A cross-country comparison
(2018) EKHS31 20181Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- The relationship between economic development and environmental performance has gained much attention since the development of the environmental Kuznets curve, which predicted that economic growth would lead to environmental degradation at early stages of development but would eventually improve environmental quality at higher income levels. This assumption of economic growth alone driving both causing and solving environmental issues is a potentially risky idea, and thus, scholars are examining the other potential factors behind the relationship. This study contributed to the field by examining the factors affecting the environmental performance index (EPI), a measure which better captures the complexity of environmental quality. The... (More)
- The relationship between economic development and environmental performance has gained much attention since the development of the environmental Kuznets curve, which predicted that economic growth would lead to environmental degradation at early stages of development but would eventually improve environmental quality at higher income levels. This assumption of economic growth alone driving both causing and solving environmental issues is a potentially risky idea, and thus, scholars are examining the other potential factors behind the relationship. This study contributed to the field by examining the factors affecting the environmental performance index (EPI), a measure which better captures the complexity of environmental quality. The study uses a cross-sectional sample of 148 countries to further examine the factors behind the economic development–environmental performance relationship at different levels of income. Ordinary least-squares (OLS) regression results show that economic development, measured as human development index (HDI), has a positive effect on EPI, and furthermore support the roles of the structure of the economy and government. The study cannot, however, support the idea of international trade either causing environmental degradation or improving the broader environmental quality. (Less)
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- author
- Heikkuri, Suvi LU
- supervisor
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- Teis Hansen LU
- Kadri Kuusk LU
- organization
- course
- EKHS31 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Environmental performance, economic growth, economic development
- language
- English
- id
- 8949064
- date added to LUP
- 2018-06-21 13:39:21
- date last changed
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abstract = {{The relationship between economic development and environmental performance has gained much attention since the development of the environmental Kuznets curve, which predicted that economic growth would lead to environmental degradation at early stages of development but would eventually improve environmental quality at higher income levels. This assumption of economic growth alone driving both causing and solving environmental issues is a potentially risky idea, and thus, scholars are examining the other potential factors behind the relationship. This study contributed to the field by examining the factors affecting the environmental performance index (EPI), a measure which better captures the complexity of environmental quality. The study uses a cross-sectional sample of 148 countries to further examine the factors behind the economic development–environmental performance relationship at different levels of income. Ordinary least-squares (OLS) regression results show that economic development, measured as human development index (HDI), has a positive effect on EPI, and furthermore support the roles of the structure of the economy and government. The study cannot, however, support the idea of international trade either causing environmental degradation or improving the broader environmental quality.}},
author = {{Heikkuri, Suvi}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Economic development and national environmental performance: A cross-country comparison}},
year = {{2018}},
}