Türkiye’de Çevresel Düzenlemeler ve Ekonomik Büyümenin Hava Kirliliği Üzerindeki Etkileri: Ampirik Bir Uygulama

Year 2023, CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABILITY, 113 - 126, 05.01.2023

Melike Atay Polat , Suzan Ergün

https://doi.org/10.51551/verimlilik.1059047

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, ekonomik büyüme ve çevresel düzenlemelerin hava kirliliği üzerine etkilerini Türkiye ekonomisi için 1990-2015 yılları kapsamında araştırmaktır.

Yöntem: Çalışmada Yapısal Kırılmasız ADF Birim Kök Testi kullanılarak değişkenler için durağanlık sınaması yapılmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki uzun dönem ilişkisinin belirlenmesinde birim kök testi sonuçları ARDL sınır testinin uygun olduğunu göstermiştir. Son olarak değişkenler arasındaki nedensellik ilişkisinin araştırılmasında Frekans alanı nedensellik testinden yararlanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Sınır testi bulguları, değişkenler açısından uzun dönem ilişkisini ortaya koymuştur. Uzun dönem sonuçları, ekonomik büyümenin hava kirliliği üzerine pozitif etkisinin olduğunu göstermiş, buna karşılık çevre teknolojileri ile ilgili patent sayısının hava kirliliği üzerine negatif etkisinin olduğu görülmüştür. Nedensellik testi sonuçlarına göre, hava kirliliği ile çevresel düzenlemeler arasında kısa dönemde ve orta dönemde çift yönlü nedensellik bulunmuştur. Hava kirliliğinin azaltılmasında çevresel düzenlemelerin kısa ve orta dönemde önemli bir etkisi vardır.

Özgünlük: Literatürde, Türkiye’de çevresel düzenlemelerin hava kirliliği üzerine etkisini analiz eden başka bir çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Dolayısıyla, çevresel düzenlemelerin hava kirliliği üzerine etkisini Türkiye ekonomisi için analiz eden ilk çalışmadır. Ayrıca, hava kirliliği üzerine çevre ile ilgili teknolojilerin etkisi de araştırılmıştır.

Keywords

Çevre Kirliliği, Hava Kirliliği, Çevresel Düzenleme, Nedensellik Analizi

Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Economic Growth on Air Pollution in Türkiye: An Empirical Study

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, the impact of the economic growth and the environmental regulations on air pollution were investigated in Turkish economy on the basis of the years 1990-2015. 

Methodology: In the study the stationarity test for the variables was performed using the ADF unit root test without structural break. The unit root test outcomes showed that the ARDL bounds test was appropriate in determining the long-term relationship between the variables. Finally, Frequency domain causality test were used to investigate the causality relationship between variables.

Findings: Boundary test findings revealed a long-term relationship between the variables. Long-term results have shown that economic growth has a positive effect on air pollution, whereas the number of patents related to environmental technologies has a negative effect on air pollution. According to the causality test findings, bidirectional causality was found between air pollution and environmental regulations in the short-term and mid-term. The environmental regulations have a significant impact on reducing air pollution in the short and mid-term.

Originality: There is no other paper in the literature that analyzes the effects of environmental regulations on air pollution in Türkiye. Therefore, this is the first paper to analyze the impact of environmental regulations on air pollution for the Turkish economy. In addition, the effect of environmental technologies on air pollution was also investigated.

Keywords

Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Environmental Regulation, Causality Analysis

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