Intelligence, democracy, and international environmental commitment

被引：42

作者：

Obydenkova, Anastassia ^{[1
,2
]}

Salahodjaev, Raufhon ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Davis Ctr Russian & Eurasian Studies, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[2] Natl Res Univ, Higher Sch Econ, Ctr Inst Studies, Moscow, Russia

[3] Westminster Int Univ Tashkent, Dept Econ, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

[4] Colibri Law Firm, GIDRA, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH | 2016年 / 147卷

关键词：

IQ; International environmental commitment; Greenhouse gas emission; Intelligence; International agreements; Democracy; PARTICULATE AIR-POLLUTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; IMPACT; COUNTRY; QUALITY; CORRUPTION; STATES; BLOOD; LEAD;

D O I：

10.1016/j.envres.2016.01.042

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates the determinants of nations' commitment to environmental protection at the international level by focusing on the role of national intelligence and the level of democracy. The national intelligence is measured by nation's IQ scores. The findings based on a sample of 152 nations provide strong evidence that intelligence has statistically significant impact on ratification of international environmental agreements, and the countries with IQ 10-points above global average are 23% more likely to sign multilateral environmental agreements than others. The findings also demonstrate that it is the combination of high-level of intelligence of nations and democracy, that likely result in international environmental commitments. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：82 / 88

页数：7

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