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

Danny García Callejas ()

No 14782, Revista de Economía del Caribe from Universidad del Norte

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Democracy; Environmental Quality; CO2 Emissions per Capita; Latin America; Panel System of Equations. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 N46 Q53 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 2015-12-04
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