چکیده:
Nowadays, conservation, maintenance and monitoring of natural resources according to estimated benefits and costs, plays an important role in economic growth and sustainable development. Economic development along with environmental protection, while preserving economic competitiveness by providing eco-friendly technologies, will prevent of loss and waste of environmental resources. One of the most comprehensive and complete environmental indicators which today used to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of environment in each country is Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Therefore, the main purpose of this study is investigation of affecting factors on environmental performance index in selected OPEC countries during the period 2000-2012 by using panel data approach. The results show that governance index, internet users and natural resource abundance index variables have positive and significant effect and openness and the carbon dioxide emissions per GDP have negative and significant effect on environmental performance index in selected OPEC countries. Also the coefficient of human development index (HDI) is positive and insignificant and value added of industry sector is negative and insignificant.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Factors Affecting Environmental Performance Index (EPI) in Selected OPEC Countries Abolfazl Shahabadi*1, Hanei Samari2, Morteza Nemati3 Received: 2015, March 23 Accepted: 2016, December 20 Abstract owadays, conservation, maintenance and monitoring of naturalresources according to estimated benefits and costs, plays an important role in economic growth and sustainable development.
The results show that governance index, internet users and natural resource abundance index variables have positive and significant effect and openness and the carbon dioxide emissions per GDP have negative and significant effect on environmental performance index in selected OPEC countries.
So, this study's aim is to examine factors affecting Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and provide tips used for economic policy makers and decision makers, use to selected members of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the period 2000-2012.
EPI: Environmental Performance Index, HDI: Human Development Index (includes three indicators of health, education and living standards), Industry: Industry value added as a percentage of GDP, Open: openness (sum of the total value of imports and exports divided by GDP in terms of constant prices), CO2: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP, Internet: Internet users as a percentage of total population, Resource: Natural resource abundance index (the total value of fuel exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports in terms of constant prices), Governance: Governance index1 (includes six indicators: voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulation quality, rule of law and control of corruption).