Freedom of the press, inequality and environmental policy
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Freedom of the press, inequality and environmental policyFecha de publicación
2020-12-01Editor
Cambridge University PressISSN
1355-770XCita bibliográfica
Martínez-Zarzoso, I., & Phillips, J. (2020). Freedom of the press, inequality and environmental policy. Environment and Development Economics, 25(6), 537-560Tipo de documento
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This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of environmental standards by studying the role of income inequality and freedom of
press. Given that evidence of the environmental Kuznets curve has only ... [+]
This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of environmental standards by studying the role of income inequality and freedom of
press. Given that evidence of the environmental Kuznets curve has only been found for some countries, it is thus crucial to investigate whether ot
factors besides income per capita levels may be affecting countries' decisions to pass environmentally-friendly legislation. We investigate the effe
that inequality and freedom of the press have on environmental stringency for a sample of OECD and BRIICS countries and a global sample of 82
countries using data over the period 1994-2015. We hypothesize that the more unequal a society is, and the greater the oppression of the press is,
less stringent environmental policies are. The results partially confirm our hypothesis. In particular, lack of press freedom is negatively correlated
environmental stringency, whereas inequality shows a non-linear effect only for non-high-income countries. [-]
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Environment and Development Economics, 25(6), 537-560Derechos de acceso
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