Assessing Determinants of E-waste in Eurozone Countries: An Empirical Study

Olympia Frogoudaki, Eleni Sardianou (), Konstadinos Abeliotis and Ioannis Kostakis ()
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Olympia Frogoudaki: Harokopio University of Athens
Konstadinos Abeliotis: Harokopio University of Athens
Ioannis Kostakis: Harokopio University of Athens

Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2024, vol. 4, issue 3, 2221-2240

Abstract: Abstract Electrical and electronic waste is the fastest-growing waste stream worldwide. This paper aims to investigate the socioeconomic determinants of e-waste employing a panel dataset of 19 Eurozone countries over the period 2009–2018. The empirical analysis contributes by estimating the short and long-term relationship between e-waste collection and globalization, human capital index, and gross domestic product. Empirical findings indicate that gross domestic product positively and significantly affects e-waste collected. Globalization and human capital also positively affect e-waste collected; however, these results mainly hold in the long run, while in the short run, e-waste seems marginally affected by globalization and human capital. The empirical findings leave ample room for policies managing e-waste toward achieving several European sustainable development goals.

Keywords: Electrical and electronic waste; Gross domestic product; Globalization; Human capital; Environmental degradation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00388-0

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