The Effects of Economic Development on Biodiversity
(2023) EKHS34 20231Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Abstract The thesis explores the effects of economic development indicators on biodiversity in Latin America and Europe. Economic data from the World Development Indicators (World Bank, 2023) and FAOSTAT (FAO, 2023), as well as Klein Goldewijk’s biodiversity index database (2015) are used. Through panel linear regression models, the analysis reveals a clear correlation between factors, but the effects vary by region and sub-region. The thesis’ findings support the possibility of an environmental Kuznets curve for biodiversity in Central and South America and Northern and Western Europe, but not in the Caribbean, or Eastern and Southern Europe. Notably, population density and the share of agricultural land both show significant negative... (More)
- Abstract The thesis explores the effects of economic development indicators on biodiversity in Latin America and Europe. Economic data from the World Development Indicators (World Bank, 2023) and FAOSTAT (FAO, 2023), as well as Klein Goldewijk’s biodiversity index database (2015) are used. Through panel linear regression models, the analysis reveals a clear correlation between factors, but the effects vary by region and sub-region. The thesis’ findings support the possibility of an environmental Kuznets curve for biodiversity in Central and South America and Northern and Western Europe, but not in the Caribbean, or Eastern and Southern Europe. Notably, population density and the share of agricultural land both show significant negative effects on biodiversity in all cases. (Less)
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- author
- Mihalka, Attila LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- A Comparative Analysis of Latin America and Europe Using Panel Linear Regression Models
- course
- EKHS34 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- language
- English
- id
- 9134241
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- 2023-08-30 08:52:19
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@misc{9134241, abstract = {{Abstract The thesis explores the effects of economic development indicators on biodiversity in Latin America and Europe. Economic data from the World Development Indicators (World Bank, 2023) and FAOSTAT (FAO, 2023), as well as Klein Goldewijk’s biodiversity index database (2015) are used. Through panel linear regression models, the analysis reveals a clear correlation between factors, but the effects vary by region and sub-region. The thesis’ findings support the possibility of an environmental Kuznets curve for biodiversity in Central and South America and Northern and Western Europe, but not in the Caribbean, or Eastern and Southern Europe. Notably, population density and the share of agricultural land both show significant negative effects on biodiversity in all cases.}}, author = {{Mihalka, Attila}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{The Effects of Economic Development on Biodiversity}}, year = {{2023}}, }