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The Impact of Globalization on Forest Growth: Evidence from Multinational Panel Data

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  • Quan-Jing Wang

    (School of Business, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Yong Geng

    (School of Environment and Science Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Xi-Qiang Xia

    (School of Business, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

Abstract

Even though some existing literature has studied the impact of globalization on forest growth, this research remains inconclusive; moreover, little clarification has emerged as to whether the influence of globalization on forest growth is consistent among different countries. To fill this research gap, we investigated the impact of globalization on forest growth and considered what factors could change the influence of the former upon the latter. To empirically investigate these essential issues, we utilized cross-country data covering 108 countries during the period 1991–2018 to conduct a system generalized method of moment (GMM) estimation. The baseline results confirm the positive impact of globalization on forest growth, which is also supported by several robustness tests, such as changing the measurements and setting new samples. Furthermore, an increase in globalization would bring about higher forest growth. Aside from this, two specific dimensions of globalization, namely economics and trade, can also protect forest growth. Additionally, a higher FDI strengthens the positive impact of globalization on forest growth, while aging, industrial share, and CO 2 emissions weaken it. Finally, the impact of globalization on forests is weaker in democracies, emerging markets, and countries with higher fiscal freedoms, while it is stronger in countries with higher political stability. Our study provides substantial policy implications for governments participating in international treaties related to forest growth. The structure of this paper is organized as follows.

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  • Quan-Jing Wang & Yong Geng & Xi-Qiang Xia, 2021. "The Impact of Globalization on Forest Growth: Evidence from Multinational Panel Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-19, December.
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