DETERMINANTS OF CO2 EMISSION IN MERCOSUR: THE RULE OF INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION

Daiana Cardoso Silva; Rafael Martins Noriller; Katia Katsumi Arakaki; Josimar Pires da Silva

doi:10.54399/rbgdr.v18i1.5391

Authors

Daiana Cardoso Silva UNEMAT
Rafael Martins Noriller UFGD
Katia Katsumi Arakaki UFMS
Josimar Pires da Silva Prefeitura Municipal de Nova Xavantina - MT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54399/rbgdr.v18i1.5391

Keywords:

CO2 emission. Governmental outlays in Education. Renewable Energy

Abstract

The aim of this research was to assess the impact of the governmental expenses with Education on CO₂emission in countries from Mercosur and other associate ones. It included annual data related from 1990 to 2014, obtained from World Bank (world development Indicators), through an online database (http://data.worldbank.org). As proxy for pollutant emissions, we used the variable CO₂, which represents the emission of carbon dioxide in metric tons per capita. Final sample comprised eight countries, four from Mercosur itself (Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay) and four associate countries (Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador) in a 25-years consecutive period. According to data, it wasn't possible to infer that government's outlays on Education does not impact on CO₂emission neither in Mercosur nor in associate countries, what also does not support our first hypothesis. On the other hand, segregation on Education outlays showed there is a negative and significant relation between governmental expenses in Education per student (from secondary and tertiary teaching) and the CO₂emission in the previously mentioned countries, supporting both second and third hypotheses of this research.

Author Biographies

Daiana Cardoso Silva, UNEMAT

Doutoranda emÂ Ecologia e Conservação UNEMAT

Rafael Martins Noriller, UFGD

Docente FACE-UFGD

Docente PROFIAP

Docente PPGAgronegócios

Katia Katsumi Arakaki, UFMS

Doutoranda em Administração UFMS

Josimar Pires da Silva, Prefeitura Municipal de Nova Xavantina - MT

Doutor em Ciências Contábeis UnB

Contador Prefeitura Municipal de Nova Xavantina - MT

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