Scholarlink

<p>This paper examines the impact of democracy and economic development on air pollution for a global sample of 143 countries during 2000–2020. The findings from the fixed effects and the System Generalized Method of Moments estimators demonstrate that: i) democracy reduces air pollution through the channels of resource availability, institutional capacity, public awareness, and policy enforcement; ii) the effectiveness of democracy in reducing air pollution is stronger in upper middle-income and high-income countries compared to low-income and lower middle-income countries, due to the enhanced functioning of these channels in richer democracies; iii) the Environmental Kuznets Curve is validated for the global sample, but not for sub-samples. While democratic governance can lead to environmental improvements universally, the challenges faced by low-income and lower middle-income countries can limit the extent of these benefits. </p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Democracy, economic development and air pollution: insights from global evidence

  • 期刊论文

  • 发表日期：

    2025年5月27日

查看全文
  • Thi Tuyet Thanh Le,
  • Cong Minh Huynh

摘要

This paper examines the impact of democracy and economic development on air pollution for a global sample of 143 countries during 2000–2020. The findings from the fixed effects and the System Generalized Method of Moments estimators demonstrate that: i) democracy reduces air pollution through the channels of resource availability, institutional capacity, public awareness, and policy enforcement; ii) the effectiveness of democracy in reducing air pollution is stronger in upper middle-income and high-income countries compared to low-income and lower middle-income countries, due to the enhanced functioning of these channels in richer democracies; iii) the Environmental Kuznets Curve is validated for the global sample, but not for sub-samples. While democratic governance can lead to environmental improvements universally, the challenges faced by low-income and lower middle-income countries can limit the extent of these benefits.