Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South Korea
The study examines the long-term relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental conditions in South Korea from 1996 to 2021. Understanding these interactions is crucial for shaping policies that balance economic progress, social well-being, and environmental sustainabili...
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| author | Zeynab Giyasova Shafa Guliyeva Reyhan Azizova Liliana Smiech Irada Nabiyeva |
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| description | The study examines the long-term relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental conditions in South Korea from 1996 to 2021. Understanding these interactions is crucial for shaping policies that balance economic progress, social well-being, and environmental sustainability. The analysis employs cointegration techniques, including the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and Canonical Cointegration Regression (CCR) methods, to estimate long-run relationships among GDP per capita, the Human Development Index (HDI), and carbon dioxide emissions per capita. Empirical findings confirm a stable long-term equilibrium between GDP and HDI, as demonstrated by significant Engle-Granger and Phillips-Ouliaris test statistics (p-values ≤ 0.0245). The results suggest that economic growth consistently enhances human development, while improvements in HDI contribute to sustained economic progress. The relationship between HDI and carbon emissions per capita, however, yields mixed evidence. The Engle-Granger test supports a long-term association (p-values ≤ 0.015), but the Phillips-Ouliaris test does not confirm cointegration (p-values ≥ 0.112). The covariance matrix test indicates that the negative relationship between HDI and carbon emissions per capita is stronger and more variable compared to the more stable inverse association between HDI and GDP per capita. Additionally, Granger causality analysis reveals a significant causal relationship between HDI and GDP per capita, supported by a Chi-square value of 20.627 and a p-value below 0.001. These findings highlight the complexity of integrating environmental considerations into development policies. South Korea’s experience underscores the necessity of a balanced policy framework that ensures sustainable economic growth while advancing human development and mitigating environmental impacts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3c0b4a0cd744db18d33fa0b258d2e292025-08-20T02:34:32ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Environmental Economics1998-60411998-605X2025-05-01162738310.21511/ee.16(2).2025.0622174Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South KoreaZeynab Giyasova0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3557-4832Shafa Guliyeva1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-7420Reyhan Azizova2https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3243-1122Liliana Smiech3https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6223-1047Irada Nabiyeva4Ph.D., Department of Economy, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Azerbaijan; Department of Economics and Statistics, Azerbaijan Technical University, AzerbaijanPh.D., Full Professor, Department of Business and Logistics, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), AzerbaijanPh.D., Department of Digital Technologies and Applied Informatics, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), AzerbaijanPh.D., Department of Public Economics, Krakow University of Economics, PolandPh.D., Department of Business and Logistics, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Azerbaijan; Department of Economics and Statistics, Azerbaijan Technical University, AzerbaijanThe study examines the long-term relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental conditions in South Korea from 1996 to 2021. Understanding these interactions is crucial for shaping policies that balance economic progress, social well-being, and environmental sustainability. The analysis employs cointegration techniques, including the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and Canonical Cointegration Regression (CCR) methods, to estimate long-run relationships among GDP per capita, the Human Development Index (HDI), and carbon dioxide emissions per capita. Empirical findings confirm a stable long-term equilibrium between GDP and HDI, as demonstrated by significant Engle-Granger and Phillips-Ouliaris test statistics (p-values ≤ 0.0245). The results suggest that economic growth consistently enhances human development, while improvements in HDI contribute to sustained economic progress. The relationship between HDI and carbon emissions per capita, however, yields mixed evidence. The Engle-Granger test supports a long-term association (p-values ≤ 0.015), but the Phillips-Ouliaris test does not confirm cointegration (p-values ≥ 0.112). The covariance matrix test indicates that the negative relationship between HDI and carbon emissions per capita is stronger and more variable compared to the more stable inverse association between HDI and GDP per capita. Additionally, Granger causality analysis reveals a significant causal relationship between HDI and GDP per capita, supported by a Chi-square value of 20.627 and a p-value below 0.001. These findings highlight the complexity of integrating environmental considerations into development policies. South Korea’s experience underscores the necessity of a balanced policy framework that ensures sustainable economic growth while advancing human development and mitigating environmental impacts.https://www.businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/22174/EE_2022_02_Giyasova.pdfCO₂ emissionseconometricseconomic growthenvironmenthuman capitalhuman development index |
| spellingShingle | Zeynab Giyasova Shafa Guliyeva Reyhan Azizova Liliana Smiech Irada Nabiyeva Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South Korea Environmental Economics CO₂ emissions econometrics economic growth environment human capital human development index |
| title | Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South Korea |
| title_full | Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South Korea |
| title_fullStr | Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South Korea |
| title_short | Relationships between human development, economic growth, and environmental condition: The case of South Korea |
| title_sort | relationships between human development economic growth and environmental condition the case of south korea |
| topic | CO₂ emissions econometrics economic growth environment human capital human development index |
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