INVESTIGATION OF WASTE KUZNETS CURVE HYPOTHESIS IN SELECTED OECD MEMBER EU COUNTRIES: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 1028 - 1049, 07.07.2024

Gökhan Konat Zerrin Dürrü Ayşegül Han

https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1473301

Öz

Bu çalışmada OECD üyesi AB ülkelerinde en yüksek kentsel katı atık üretimine sahip ilk on ülkenin kentsel katı atık üretimine dayalı Kuznets Eğrisi hipotezinin geçerliliği araştırılmaktadır. Ek olarak ilave sosyoekonomik kontrol değişkenlerin kişi başı kentsel katı atık üretimi üzerindeki etkileri incelenmiştir. Ele alınan örneklem grubu ülkelerde 1995-2019 yıllarını kapsayan dönem için panel regresyon modeli kurularak tahminler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Kurulan modele dayalı olarak kişi başı kentsel katı atık üretimi ile kişi başı reel gelir arasındaki ilişkide Atık Kuznets Eğrisi (WKC) hipotezinin geçerli olmadığı bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Eklenen kontrol değişkenlerden insani nüfus yoğunluğu ve işsizlik oranının kişi başı kentsel katı atık üretimi üzerinde anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğu, insani gelişme endeksinin anlamlı bulunmadığı tespit edilmiştir. İlgili literatür değerlendirildiğinde sosyoekonomik değişkenlerin de dikkate alındığı modelde, WKC hipotezinin sınandığı, güncel periyod ve seçilen ülke grubunun etkin sonuçlar verebileceği çalışma çok sınırlı sayıda olduğundan literatüre katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kentsel Katı Atık Üretimi, Ekonomik Büyüme, Atık Kuznets Eğrisi, Panel Regresyon Tahmini

Etik Beyan

Makale etik kurul onayı gerektirmeyen bir çalışma olup herhangi bir etik ihlali yapılmamıştır.

INVESTIGATION OF WASTE KUZNETS CURVE HYPOTHESIS IN SELECTED OECD MEMBER EU COUNTRIES: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS

Öz

Waste generation and composition are crucial aspects of environmental sustainability. Recently, they have gained attention from researchers due to their close association with social and environmental issues. The objective of this study is to assess the validity of the Waste Kuznets Curve (WKC) hypothesis about urban solid waste production in the top ten countries with the highest urban solid waste generation among the OECD member EU countries. The study analyses the impact of socio-economic control variables on per capita urban solid waste generation. A panel regression model was used for the sample group of countries from 1995 to 2019, and predictions were made. WKC hypothesis, which suggests a negative relationship between per capita urban solid waste generation and per capita real income, was invalid based on the results. Furthermore, the inclusion of control variables such as the Human Development Index, population density, and unemployment rate had a significant impact on the generation of urban solid waste per capita. When the relevant literature is evaluated, it is envisaged that the study will contribute to the very limited literature in which the WKC hypothesis is tested in the model, in which socioeconomic variables are also taken into account, due to the specificity of the current period and the selected country group.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Economic Growth, Waste Kuznets Curve, Panel Regression

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