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The effects of corruption control, political stability and economic growth on deforestation-induced carbon dioxide emissions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2011

Gregmar I. Galinato  and
Suzette P. Galinato
Gregmar I. Galinato
Affiliation:
School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. Tel: 1-509-335-6382. Fax: 1-509-335-1173. Email: [email protected]
Suzette P. Galinato
Affiliation:
IMPACT Center, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This article formulates an empirical model that measures the short- and long-run effects of political stability, corruption control and economic growth on CO2 emissions from deforestation. Political stability and corruption have significant effects on forest cover in the short run and have lingering long-run effects. We derive a U-shaped forest–income curve where forest cover initially declines as per capita income increases, but starts to rise after an income turning point. Political stability and corruption control do not significantly affect the income turning point but both variables shift the forest–income curve up or down. The resulting CO2 emission–income curve is downward sloping and is based on changes in the levels of variables affecting forest cover. Increased political stability flattens the CO2 emissions–income curve, leading to smaller changes of CO2 emissions per unit change in income.

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Environment and Development Economics , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , February 2012 , pp. 67 - 90
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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