Impact of human capital on environmental quality
Subject Areas : Water and Environment
Parvaneh
Salatin
1
(استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد فیروزکوه، گروه اقتصاد، فیروزکوه *( مسؤول مکاتبات).)
Niloufar
ghaffari somea
2
(- Department of Industrial engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Keywords: Human Capital, Environmental quality, Panel data,
Abstract :
Impact of human capital on environmental quality Parvaneh Salatin[1]*(Corresponding Author) p_salatin@iauec.ac.ir Niloufar ghaffari somea[2] Abstract Environment has been one of the most crucial and important concerns of the human societies during the last few decades up to the present time. Therefore, much attention has been paid to environmental problems in recent years, especially to the problem of air pollution. Air pollution in many major cities in the world is so serious that it has compelled the governments to implement short-term and long-term programs and policies. In this regard, the main objective of this paper is to analyze the effect of human capital on CO2 emission as an indicator of environmental quality in selected countries with average income. This is an applied research by objective, a causal research by study method, and an inferential research by methodology. To analyze the effect of human capital on environmental quality in selected countries with average income, CO2 emission has been selected out of the indicators of environmental quality. Results from model estimation by the Fixed Effects Method and the Method of Generalized Moments in selected countries in the 1998-2013 period show that human capital have a negative and meaningful effect on CO2 emission as an indicator of environmental quality. [1]- Department of Economics, Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran. *(Corresponding Author). [2] - Department of Industrial engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
