Environmental Performance Index and GDP growth rate: evidence from BRICS countries

Chowdhury, Tonmoy; Islam, Samia

doi:10.21511/ee.08(4).2017.04

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“…A one-dollar improvement if income level reduces EPI by 0.00095 units. This result coincides with Bernard and Mandal (2016) and Chowdhury and Islam (2017) . Despite the differences in independent variables and functional models, this result is in line with Akin (2014) , Wang et al.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…(2016) System GMM & panel ARDL From 1996 to 2012, China Energy consumption, URBAN, & OPN ↑ pollution Wang et al. (2016) Parametric & non-parametric analysis From 1990 to 2012, provinces in China Inverted U-shape relationship between SO 2 and economic growth Chowdhury and Islam (2017) Correlation analysis From 2002 to 2013, BRICS –ve association between economic growth & EQ. Saboori et al.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, EQ was measured using a broad indicator by Musibau et al. (2021) , Kim and Go (2020) , and Chowdhury and Islam (2017) . Li and Xu (2021) performed an alternative measurement of EQ via the environmental deterioration index using just six indicators.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Chowdhury and Islam (2017) explored the relationship between EPI and GDP growth rate BRICS nations over the period 2008–2016. The findings suggest a negative linkage between EPI and GDP growth rate.…”

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confidence: 99%

Relationship Between Environmental Sustainability and Human Development Index: A Case of Selected South Asian Nations

Jain

Nagpal

2019

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All the economists today have established that externalities (free-rider issues) and public goods are the leading causes of market failure, holding the utmost level of relevance of environmental economics. Pollution types can be segregated physically based on the channels (water, air and land) or the sectors responsible for causing it (e.g., industry, electricity generation, transport, agricultural waste disposal, etc.). Thus, sustainability emerges as a key challenge of the twenty-first century for public think tanks and business communities in the form of carbon emissions and global warming. So, in order to understand the role of sustainability in the era of development, the overall broader purpose of the current study is to study the quantitative linkages between human development index (HDI) (a sustainability measure of standard of living, i.e., per capita GDP) and environmental performance index (EPI, measure of environmental health and ecosystem vitality) for the selected South Asian nations (SANs) and comparative analysis of India with the selected developing nations from 2002 to 2016. To test whether the degree of economic expansion and standard of living have a systematic relationship with the level of environmental deterioration (existence of Kuznet curve hypotheses) in a country which poses a future threat to the global warming potential (GWP), the study employs dynamic panel modelling on selected SANs, followed by descriptive graphical synthesis to visualize the association for India in particular. Several other macroeconomic and capital flow variables, such as energy consumption, direct foreign investment and so on, are considered in the extended empirical model development in order to supplement the holistic review of the situation. The findings of the panel analysis discover HDI to be positively associated with EPI, depicting higher human capital accumulation leading to lower environmental damage and better environmental performance. Additionally, the results confirm the deviation from environmental Kuznet curve (EKC) hypotheses to link economic growth positively with climatic worsening (due to recent reversals). The study finds its niche to separate it from various other studies as it includes human capital accumulation in order to find its effect in the long run on sustainability indicator. The overall results suggest crucial policy implications. The combined efforts of government at local and national levels could help in infusing green technology-based infrastructure. Additionally, environment trading system (ETS) could further be promoted in developing nations, particularly in many Western developed nations, in order to have a greener sustainable future.

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“…These conditions were assessed by environmental health, an indicator that is part of EPI. Furthermore, another research (Chowdhury and Islam, 2017) based on Pearson correlation test indicates a negative impact of GDP growth rate on EPI for BRICS countries during 2008-2016, once in 2 years.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers of the European Union’s Environmental Performance

Stoian

Brad

Zaharia

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The interactions between nature and humankind produce a series of ecological, social, economic, institutional, technological, and other types of restrictions, which can alter the development of the future society and Earth. Exploring the influencing factors of environmental performance can create better solutions and it can emphasize the gaps from past and current policies. Also, they can contribute to achieve sustainable development. In this regard, more indices are developing for assessing a specific theme that targets sustainability, such as carbon footprint, Environmental Performance Index, or sustainable development index. Thus, this study aims to analyze the influencing factors of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) at an EU level by collecting data between 2010 and 2020, once in 2 years and by using a panel data model. The results were estimated using the Period SUR effect within the generalized least square method and using the White period matrix within the correlation matrix. The results indicate positive relationships between EPI and area under organic farming, circular material use rate, eco-innovation index, energy productivity, ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate, forest area, Human Development Index, Internet users, livestock production index, new business density, patent applications-residents, tertiary school enrollment, the share of renewable energy consumption in gross final energy consumption, and the proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments. In addition, higher inequality between individuals, natural resources rents, trade volume index, and environmental taxes in total tax revenues seem to constrain the EU’s environmental performance. The results are important both for academicians and policymakers.

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Environmental Performance Index and GDP growth rate: evidence from BRICS countries

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

Human activities and environmental quality: evidence beyond the conventional EKC hypothesis

Human activities and environmental quality: evidence beyond the conventional EKC hypothesis

Relationship Between Environmental Sustainability and Human Development Index: A Case of Selected South Asian Nations

Drivers of the European Union’s Environmental Performance

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