THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS: EVIDENCE FROM DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

By Azmat Gani. 2012

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This paper examines the relationship between five dimensions of good governance (political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and corruption) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in a cross-section of developing countries. Two measures of CO2 emissions are utilized: CO2 emissions in kilograms per 2000 US dollars of gross domestic product (GDP) and in metric tons per capita. Robust results are obtained for a number of variables when the dependent variable is CO2 emissions in metric tons per capita. The results provide confirmation that political stability, the rule of law, and control of corruption are negatively and statistically significantly correlated with CO2 emissions per capita. The results also provide evidence in support of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and that trade openness and the size of industrial sector as other strong correlates of CO2 emissions.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics

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How economic growth, renewable electricity and natural resources contribute to CO2 emissions? (2018, background): “between economic growth and environmental degradation (Grossman and Krueger, 1991; Stern et al., 1996; Ekins, 1997; Gani, 2012).”
Impact of institutional quality on environment and energy consumption: evidence from developing world (2020, background): “Gani (2012) has also examined the impact of institutional indicators like political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and corruption on carbon emissions in a cross section of developing countries.”