This paper explores possible interdependence of biodiversity and several socioeconomic and political factors at the … county level. It is aimed at the empirical identification of direct and indirect effects between biodiversity (loss) and … determinant of biodiversity status. However, the impact of regional socioeconomic structures on biodiversity should not be …

. In particular, we discuss the joint impact of trade openness and political uncertainty. Our theory predicts that the …. Political uncertainty has a positive effect on environmental policy as it reduces lobbying efforts. Applying our model to a … unique data set of primarily developing countries, the empirical findings support the theory and are robust under alterntive …