Have a personal or library account? Click to login

Political Regime and Governance on climate Change. Evidence from the Western Balkan Economies

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence
Volume 18 (2024): Issue 1 (June 2024)
By:
Open Access
|Jul 2024

References

  1. Alfthan, B., Krilasevic, E., Venturini, S., Bajrovic, S., Jurek, M., Schoolmeester, T., Sandei, P. C., Egerer, H., & Kurvits, T. (2015). Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series: Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Western Balkan Mountains (United Nat). GRID-Arendal and Environmental Innovations Association. https://www.grida.no/publications/162
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  2. Alola, A. A., & Ozturk, I. (2021). Mirroring risk to investment within the EKC hypothesis in the United States. Journal of Environmental Management, 293, 112890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112890
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  3. Banja, M., Đukanović, G., & Belis, C. A. (2020). Status of air pollutants and greenhouse gases in the Western Balkans -Benchmarking the accession process progress on environment. https://doi.org/10.2760/48321
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  4. Bättig, M. B., & Bernauer, T. (2009). National institutions and global public goods: Are democracies more cooperative in climate change policy? International Organization, 63(2), 281–308. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020818309090092
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  5. Beeson, M. (2016). Environmental Authoritarianism and China. In T. Gabrielson, C. Hall, J. M. Meyer, & D. Schlosberg (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory (Issue November 2018, pp. 1–15). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199685271.013.14
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  6. Berishaj, V. (2021). Western Balkans Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets 2030. The Path to achieving climate neutrality by 2050. https://caneurope.org/can-europe-calls-western-balkan-leaders-to-set-ambitious-2030-targets-now-and-decarbonise-by-2050/
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  7. Bernauer, T., & Koubi, V. (2009). Effects of political institutions on air quality. Ecological Economics, 68(5), 1355–1365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.09.003
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  8. Beşe, E., & Kalayci, S. (2021). Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC): Empirical relationship between economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions: Evidence from 3 Developed Countries. Panoeconomicus, 68(4), 483–506. https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN180503004B
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  9. Bieber, F. (2018). Patterns of competitive authoritarianism in the Western Balkans. East European Politics, 34(3), 337–354. https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2018.1490272
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  10. Bilgili, F., Koçak, E., & Bulut, Ü. (2016). The dynamic impact of renewable energy consumption on CO2 emissions: A revisited Environmental Kuznets Curve approach. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 54, 838–845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.080
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  11. Boese, V. A., & Eberhardt, M. (2022). Which Institutions Rule? Unbundling the Democracy-Growth Nexus. In Working Paper (131; Varieties of Democracy Institute: Working Paper, Issue 131). https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4032511
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  12. Breitung, J. (2000). The Local Power Of Some Unit Root Test For Panel Data. In R. Baltagi, B.H., Fomby, T.B. and Carter Hill (Ed.), Nonstationary Panels, Panel Cointegration, and Dynamic Panels (Advances in Econometrics, Vol.15) (Vol. 15, pp. 161–179). Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0731-9053(00)15006-6
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  13. Breitung, J., & Das, S. (2005). Panel unit root tests under cross-sectional dependence. Statistica Neerlandica, 59(4), 414–433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9574.2005.00299.x
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  14. Carragher, A. (2021). The EU’s Green Agenda for the Western Balkans Packs a Risky Geopolitical Agenda. Carnegie Europe. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/84879
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  15. Choi, I. (2001). Unit root tests for panel data. Journal of International Money and Finance, 20(2), 249–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-5606(00)00048-6
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  16. Clulow, Z. (2019). Democracy, electoral systems and emissions: explaining when and why democratization promotes mitigation. Climate Policy, 19(2), 244–257. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2018.1497938
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  17. Congleton, R. D. (1992). Political institutions and pollution control. Review of Economics & Statistics, 74(3), 412–421. https://doi.org/10.2307/2109485
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  18. Eren, M. (2022). Different impacts of democracy and income on carbon dioxide emissions: evidence from a panel quantile regression approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(47), 71439–71459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20805-x
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  19. Fredriksson, P. G., & Neumayer, E. (2013). Democracy and climate change policies: Is history important? Ecological Economics, 95, 11–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.08.002
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  20. Fredriksson, P. G., & Wollscheid, J. R. (2014). Political Institutions, Political Careers and Environmental Policy. Kyklos, 67(1), 54–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12043
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  21. Freedom House. (2019). Freedom in the World 2019: Democracy in Retreat. https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/Feb2019_FH_FITW_2019_Report_ForWeb-compressed.pdf
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  22. Gilley, B. (2012). Authoritarian environmentalism and China’s response to climate change. Environmental Politics, 21(2), 287–307. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2012.651904
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  23. Global Carbon Budget. (2023). Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “Annual CO2 emissions (per capita) – GCB” [dataset]. Global Carbon Project, “Global Carbon Budget”; Various sources, “Population” [original data]. Our World in Data. https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  24. Grimm, S., & Mathis, O. Lou. (2015). Stability First, Development Second, Democracy Third: The European Union’s Policy towards the Post-Conflict Western Balkans, 1991–2010. Europe - Asia Studies, 67(6), 916–947. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2015.1055237
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  25. Hannesson, R. (2022). Is There a Kuznets Curve for CO2-Emissions? Biophysical Economics and Sustainability, 7(2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41247-022-00099-w
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  26. Harris, R. D. F., & Tzavalis, E. (1999). Inference for unit roots in dynamic panels where the time dimension is fixed. Journal of Econometrics, 91(2), 201–226. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4076(98)00076-1
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  27. Htike, M. M., Shrestha, A., & Kakinaka, M. (2022). Investigating whether the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis holds for sectoral CO2 emissions: evidence from developed and developing countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24(11), 12712–12739. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01961-5
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  28. Im, K. S., Pesaran, M. H., & Shin, Y. (2003). Testing for unit roots in heterogeneous panels. Journal of Econometrics, 115(1), 53–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4076(03)00092-7
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  29. Jahanger, A., Usman, M., & Balsalobre-Lorente, D. (2021). Autocracy, democracy, globalization, and environmental pollution in developing world: Fresh evidence from STIRPAT model. Journal of Public Affairs, August. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2753
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  30. Kacprzyk, A., & Kuchta, Z. (2020). Shining a new light on the environmental Kuznets curve for CO2 emissions. Energy Economics, 87, 104704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104704
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  31. Kaufmann, D., & Kraay, A. (2023). Worldwide Governance Indicators. The World Bank. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  32. Kaufmann, D., Kraay, A., & Mastruzzi, M. (2011). The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues. Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 3(02), 220–246. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1876404511200046
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  33. Kaufmann, D., Kraay, A., & Zoido, P. (1999). Aggregating Governance Indicators. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, 2195. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.188548
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  34. Kim, S., Baek, J., & Heo, E. (2019). A new look at the democracy-environment nexus: Evidence from panel data for high- and low-income countries. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(8), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11082353
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  35. Kneuer, M. (2012). Who is greener? Climate action and political regimes: Trade-offs for national and international actors. Democratization, 19(5), 865–888. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2012.709686
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  36. Kuznets, S. (1955). Economic Growth and Income Inequality. The American Economic Review, 45(1), 1–28. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1811581
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  37. Lægreid, O. M., & Povitkina, M. (2018). Do Political Institutions Moderate the GDP-CO2 Relationship? Ecological Economics, 145(November 2017), 441–450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.11.014
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  38. Levin, A., Lin, C. F., & Chu, C. S. J. (2002). Unit root tests in panel data: Asymptotic and finite-sample properties. Journal of Econometrics, 108(1), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4076(01)00098-7
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  39. Lindvall, D. (2021). Democracy and the Challenge of Climate Change. In International IDEA Discussion Paper (3; International IDEA Discussion Paper). https://doi.org/10.31752/idea.2021.88
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  40. Lührmann, A., Maerz, S. F., Grahn, S., Alizada, N., Gastaldi, L., Hellmeier, S., Hindle, G., & Lindberg, S. I. (2020). Autocratzation Surges - Resistance Grows. Democracy Report 2020. https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/f0/5d/f05d46d8-626f-4b20-8e4e-53d4b134bfcb/democracy_report_2020_low.pdf
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  41. Lv, Z. (2017). The effect of democracy on CO2 emissions in emerging countries: Does the level of income matter? Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 72(February 2016), 900–906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.096
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  42. Mitić, P., Fedajev, A., & Kojić, M. (2023). Exploring the Economy – Environment Interactions in the Western Balkans. Economic Analysis, 56(1), 43–56. https://doi.org/10.28934/ea.23.56.1.pp43-56
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  43. Morgan, R., Beger, A., & Glynn, A. (2019). Varieties of Forecasts: Predicting Adverse Regime Transitions. In V-Dem (89; Issue 89). https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3389194
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  44. Muhammad, S., & Long, X. (2021). Rule of law and CO2 emissions: A comparative analysis across 65 belt and road initiative(BRI) countries. Journal of Cleaner Production, 279, 123539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123539
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  45. Pata, U. K. (2018). Renewable energy consumption, urbanization, financial development, income and CO2 emissions in Turkey: Testing EKC hypothesis with structural breaks. Journal of Cleaner Production, 187, 770–779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.236
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  46. Pavlović, D. (2019). When do neoliberal economic reforms cause democratic decline? Evidence from the post-communist Southeast Europe. Post-Communist Economies, 00(00), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2019.1607436
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  47. Pedroni, P. (2004). Panel Conintegration: Asymptotic and finite sample properties of pooled time series with an application to the PPP hypothesis. Econometric Thoery, 20(3), 597–625. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266466604203073
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  48. Pesaran, M. H., Shin, Y., & Smith, R. P. (1999). Pooled Mean Group Estimation of Dynamic Heterogeneous Panels. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 94(446), 621–634. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1999.10474156
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  49. Povitkina, M. (2018). The limits of democracy in tackling climate change. Environmental Politics, 27(3), 411–432. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1444723
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  50. Ridzuan, A. R., Kumaran, V. V., Fianto, B. A., Shaari, M. S., Esquivias, M. A., & Albani, A. (2022). Reinvestigating the Presence of Environmental Kuznets Curve in Malaysia: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 12(5), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.13461
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  51. Sanchez-Nicolas, E. (2021). Western Balkan coal plants causing thousands of deaths. Euobserver. https://euobserver.com/climate/152842
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  52. Shahbaz, M., & Sinha, A. (2019). Environmental Kuznets curve for CO2 emissions: a literature survey. Journal of Economic Studies, 46(1), 106–168. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-09-2017-0249
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  53. Sinha, A., Sedai, A. K., Kumar, A., & Nepal, R. (2021). Are autocracies bad for the environment? Global evidence from two centuries of data. In CAMA Working Paper (24/2021; CAMA Working Paper). https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3791763
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  54. The World Bank. (2023). World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files [GDP per capita (current US$)]. The World Bank Data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  55. V-Dem data. (2023). V-Dem [Country-Year/Country-Date] Dataset v12. Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project. https://doi.org/10.23696/vdemds22.
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  56. Von Stein, J. (2022). Democracy, Autocracy, and Everything in Between: How Domestic Institutions Affect Environmental Protection. British Journal of Political Science, 52(1), 339–357. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000712342000054X
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  57. Vuković, A., & Mandić, M. V. (2018). Study on climate change in the Western Balkans region (SEE2020 Series). ttps://www.rcc.int/download/pubs/2018-05-Study-on-Climate-Change-in-WB-2a-lowres.pdf/06af8f7432484a6ce384ebcb8c05e8d7.pdf
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  58. Westerlund, J. (2005). New Simple Tests for Panel Cointegration. Econometric Reviews, 24(3), 297–316. https://doi.org/10.1080/07474930500243019
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  59. WGI. (2019). WGI 2018. The World Bank Group. http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/index.aspx#home
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  60. World Bank. (2022). Western Balkans Regular Economic Report. Beyond the Crises (Issue 22). http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38189
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  61. World Bank. (2023). Western Balkans Regular Economic Report. Toward Sustainable Growth (Issue 24). http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40496
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  62. You, W., Li, Y., Guo, P., & Guo, Y. (2020). Income inequality and CO2 emissions in belt and road initiative countries: the role of democracy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(6), 6278–6299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07242-z
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
  63. Zhang, J. (2021). Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis on CO2 Emissions: Evidence for China. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(3), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14030093
    Search in Google ScholarBack to article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2024-0105 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Journal RSS Feed
Language: English
Page range: 1261 - 1276
Published on: Jul 3, 2024
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Political regimes,
Governance,
Climate change,
Environment,
Western Balkans economies,
Institutions,
Environmental Kuznets Curve
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Industrial chemistry,
Energy harvesting and conversion

© 2024 Eirini Triarchi, Dimitrios Kolias, Kostas Karamanis, published by Bucharest University of Economic Studies
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Previous articleVolume 18 (2024): Issue 1 (June 2024)Next article