Voting for the environment

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:Revista de economía del Caribe 2015-07 (16)
Main Author: Danny Garcia Callejas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Accountability
Carbon dioxide
Corruption
Deforestation
Democracy
Economic models
Economic statistics
Economic theory
Education
Educational attainment
Emissions
Environmental quality
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Per capita
Political activism
Political behavior
Political economy
Studies
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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 increases in urban population and prosperity. Nevertheless, this study has, at least, two caveats: first it cannot unveil the long run relationship between democracy and environmental quality in Latin America; and, secondly, this study assumes that democracy entails positives outcomes for countries adopting this political system.
ISSN:2011-2106
2145-9363