Models of Green Economy in Arab Countries Using the Environmental Performance Index

Driouchi, Ahmed and El Alouani, Hajar (2014): Models of Green Economy in Arab Countries Using the Environmental Performance Index.

Abstract

Abstract This paper aims at characterizing the main trends affecting the environmental and greening economy systems in Arab countries. This is tackled through the use of data based on Environmental Performance Index (EPI) with statistical analysis of its related indicators. Promising results are attained based on descriptive statistics, trend and regression analyzes besides comparison of oil and non-oil exporting countries. The attained results show that Arab countries express different patterns with regard to environmental performance and greening of their economies while statistically significant differences appear between oil and non-oil exporters.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Keywords: green economy, environmental performance index, oil and non-oil exporting countries.
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics

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