Environmental Challenges, COVID-19, and Economic Dynamics in the American Continent

Brooks, Weston (2025): Environmental Challenges, COVID-19, and Economic Dynamics in the American Continent.

Abstract

This paper discusses the interplay between environmental challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic dynamics across the American continent, utilizing the Environmental Kuznets Curve framework to explain how economic growth interacts with environmental degradation amid unprecedented market volatility. By synthesizing empirical research from Latin and North America, diverse responses in environmental policies and economic performance are noticed, highlighting shifts in sustainable investments and disruptions in food supply chains. The analysis underscores the critical need for coordinated, data-driven policy efforts that align short-term recovery measures with long-term environmental sustainability in a post-pandemic landscape.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Covid; Enviroment; Financial; Economic growth; data-driven
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook > E61 - Policy Objectives ; Policy Designs and Consistency ; Policy Coordination; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G29 - Other; H - Public Economics > H0 - General

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