Voting for the environment : the importance of Democracy and education in Latin america

This study found that doubling the level of democracy in Latin America reduces CO2 emissions per capita by up to 6%. This relationship is estimated by using a fixed effects panel system of equations for 19 Latin American countries, between 1995 and 2008. Democracy acts as a conduit for increasing de...

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Published in:Economía del Caribe 2015-07 (16), p.11-44
Main Author: García Callejas, Danny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
América Latina
Calidad ambiental
CO 2 Emissions per Capita
Democracia
Democracy
ECONOMICS
Emisiones de CO 2 per cápita
Environmental Quality
Latin America
Panel System of Equations
Sistema de ecuaciones para datos de panel
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Summary:This study found that doubling the level of democracy in Latin America reduces CO2 emissions per capita by up to 6%. This relationship is estimated by using a fixed effects panel system of equations for 19 Latin American countries, between 1995 and 2008. Democracy acts as a conduit for increasing demands on environmental quality in Latin America, due to urban population growth and economic prosperity. Nevertheless, this study has, at least, two caveats: first it cannot unveil the long run relationship between democracy and environmental quality in the region; and, secondly, this study assumes that democracy entails positive outcomes for countries adopting this political system.
ISSN:2011-2106
2145-9363
DOI:10.14482/ecoca.16.7463