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The impact of government expenditure on environmental degradation in MENA countries: an empirical investigation

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  • Nada Hazem
  • Nouran M. Taha
  • Israa A. El Husseiny

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This paper examines the impact of government expenditure on environmental degradation using panel data for 14 MENA countries over the period 2000-2018. We estimate the total effect of government expenditure on CO2 emissions by examining the different channels through which government spending may influence the environmental quality, namely the GDP per capita and the institutional quality. Our findings show that the marginal direct effect of government expenditure on CO2 emissions is negative and significant. In contrary, the effect of government spending conditional on GDP per capita is found to be positive, offsetting a part of the negative direct effect. Moreover, the effect conditional on democracy level, which is a proxy for institutional quality, is found to be negative. This negative effect reinforces the initial direct effect. Hence, the total effect of government expenditure on CO2 emissions is revealed to be negative. This indicates that government spending can contribute to the reduction of air pollution and the improvement of environmental quality.

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  • Nada Hazem & Nouran M. Taha & Israa A. El Husseiny, 2024. "The impact of government expenditure on environmental degradation in MENA countries: an empirical investigation," International Journal of Sustainable Economy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(1), pages 90-112.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsuse:v:16:y:2024:i:1:p:90-112
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