In this paper we investigate the relationship between inequality and the environment in a growing economy from a … the environment. Public expenditures may either be devoted to supporting growth or abating pollution. The decision over … the public programs is done in a direct democracy, with simple majority rule. We prove that the median voter is decisive …

We construct a panel of satisfaction with democracy (SWD) and economic, institutional, and environmental variables for … higher where (1) there exists an energy / CO2 tax, where (2) government expenditures on the environment are higher, where (3 …

We study the political economy of the environment in autocratic, weak and strong democracies when individuals can …

Both theoretical and empirical studies have shown that democracy and corruption have substantial influence on … environmental policy. In this paper, we empirically analyse whether both democracy and corruption are equally important determinants … determinant of environmental policies, while democracy has a very limited impact. Further on, we discuss our results in the …