<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper is to explore the association between environmental performance and income level in the world economy in 2016. Data from Yale University and World Bank are used in a cross-country regression analysis comprising 166 countries. The gross Domestic Product per capita (based in purchased power parity, constant 2011 international dollars) in these countries is positively associated with the environmental performance index (EPI) calculated by Yale and Columbia University in 2016. Furthermore, the causality of this relationship is from GDP per capita to Environmental Performance and both Environmental Health (EH) and Ecosystem Vitality (EV) are positively associated with GDP per capita. Environmental Health (EH) is stronger related to GDP per capita, meaning that investments in public health, sanitation and infrastructure are increasing as countries develop.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper is to explore the association between environmental performance and income level in the world economy in 2016. Data from Yale University and World Bank are used in a cross-country regression analysis comprising 166 countries. The gross Domestic Product per capita (based in purchased power parity, constant 2011 international dollars) in these countries is positively associated with the environmental performance index (EPI) calculated by Yale and Columbia University in 2016. Furthermore, the causality of this relationship is from GDP per capita to Environmental Performance and both Environmental Health (EH) and Ecosystem Vitality (EV) are positively associated with GDP per capita. Environmental Health (EH) is stronger related to GDP per capita, meaning that investments in public health, sanitation and infrastructure are increasing as countries develop.

How is environmental performance associated with economic growth? A world cross-country analysis

Faculty of Economics, Engineering and Informatics

Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad

Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series

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The aim of the paper is to explore the association between environmental performance and income level in the world economy in 2016. Data from Yale University...

How is environmental performance associated with economic growth? A world cross-country analysis

Publié en ligne: 04 oct. 2017

Pages: 15 - 32

Reçu: 01 mai 2017

Accepté: 01 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sues-2017-0010

Mots clés
sustainable development, environmental economics, economic growth, cross-sectional models

© 2017 Olimpia Neagu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

How is environmental performance associated with economic growth? A world cross-country analysis

Publié en ligne: 04 oct. 2017

Pages: 15 - 32

Reçu: 01 mai 2017

Accepté: 01 août 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sues-2017-0010

Mots cléssustainable development, environmental economics, economic growth, cross-sectional models

© 2017 Olimpia Neagu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
sustainable development, environmental economics, economic growth, cross-sectional models