EKONOMİK BÜYÜME VE EKONOMİK KÜRESELLEŞMENİN ÇEVRE KALİTESİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: GEÇİŞ EKONOMİLERİ ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

Çevresel kirliliği ve nedenleri son yıllarda çok farklı açılardan incelenmektedir. İktisat alanında da bu konuda teorik ve ampirik çalışmalar yapılmış ve çevre kirliliğine neden olan faktörler ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Ancak yapılan çalışmalardan elde edilen sonuçlar incelendiğinde araştırmacılar arasında fikir birliği oluşmadığı anlaşılmaktadır. Çevrenin korunarak ekonomik büyümenin sağlanabilmesi için devam eden tartışmalara katkı sunabilmek üzere yaptığımız bu çalışmada ekonomik büyüme ve ekonomik küreselleşmenin CO2 emisyonları üzerindeki etkisi incelenmektedir. Çalışma IMF tarafından yapılan sınıflandırmaya göre geçiş ülkesi olarak kabul edilen 14 ülke örnekleminde 1995 – 2014 yılları arasındaki dönem için yapılmıştır. Çalışmada FMOLS yöntemiyle yapılan analizlerde elde edilen sonuçlar çalışma döneminde Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi hipotezinin geçerli olduğunu göstermektedir. Elde edilen diğer bulgularda ise enerji tüketimi ve ekonomik küreselleşmenin CO2 emisyonu üzerindeki etkisinin pozitif olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Dumitrescu-Hurlin nedensellik testi sonuçlarında ise enerji tüketiminden CO2 emisyonlarına doğru tek yönlü, ekonomik büyüme ve ekonomik küreselleşme ile CO2 emisyonları arasında çift yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi olduğu tespit edilmektedir. Bu doğrultuda serbest piyasa ekonomisine adapte olmak üzere ekonomik küreselleşme politikaları uygulanırken çevresel bozulmanın göz önünde bulundurulması, çevre dostu teknolojilerin ithalatının desteklenmesi yararlı görülmektedir. Ayrıca enerji verimliliği ve yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarının kullanılması teşvik edilmelidir.

Keywords

• CO2 Emisyonu
• Ekonomik Büyüme
• Ekonomik Küreselleşme
• Panel Veri Analizi

THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: THE CASE OF TRANSITION ECONOMIES

Abstract

Environmental pollution and its causes have been examined from many different perspectives in recent years. In the field of economics, theoretical and empirical studies have been carried out on this subject and the factors causing environmental pollution have been tried to be revealed. However, when the results obtained from the studies are examined, it is understood that there is no consensus among the researchers. In this study, which we have done in order to contribute to the ongoing discussions in order to ensure economic growth by protecting the environment, the effect of economic growth and economic globalization on CO2 emissions is examined. The study was conducted for the period between 1995 and 2014 in a sample of 14 countries accepted as transition countries according to the classification made by the IMF. The results obtained in the analyzes made with the FMOLS method in the study show that the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis is valid during the study period. In other findings, it has been obtained that the effect of energy consumption and economic globalization on CO2 emissions is positive.. In the Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test results, it is determined that there is a unidirectional causality relationship from energy consumption to CO2 emissions, and a bidirectional causality relationship between economic growth and economic globalization and CO2 emissions. In this respect, it is beneficial to consider environmental degradation and to support the import of environmentally friendly technologies while applying economic globalization policies to adapt to the free market economy. In addition, energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources should be encouraged.

Keywords

• CO2 Emissions
• Economic Growth
• Economic Globalization
• Panel Data Analysis

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