Impact of Institutional Factors on Environmental Quality in European Union

Authors

  • Zulfukar Aytac Kisman Firat University, Elazig, Turkiye
  • Yavuz Ozek Firat University, Elazig, Turkiye
  • Tayfur Bayat Inonu University, Malatya, Turkiye
  • Ziya Kivanc Kirac Firat University, Elazig, Turkiye

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.21567

Keywords:

Environmental Quality, Institutional Factors, European Union, Environmental Policy Making, Panel Data

Abstract

Environmental quality deterioration due to negative externalities arising from the economic growth process can be minimized in economies with high institutional quality. This study examines the institutional factors affecting environmental quality in European Union countries in the period 2002-2022. According to the panel unit root test, regulatory quality and voice and accountability variables are stationary at level values. In the short- run, there is no causality from institutional quality determinants (Control of Corruption, Rule of Law, Regulatory Quality, Voice and Accountability) to environmental quality in all European Union countries. However, in the long-run, there is causality from institutional factors to environmental quality as a whole. According to the panel parameter estimation method sensitive to cross-sectional dependence, institutional factors have no effect on environmental quality in Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Sweden. In Finland, Ireland and Spain, institutional factors have the highest impact on environmental quality.

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Published

2025-12-26

How to Cite

Kisman, Z. A., Ozek, Y., Bayat, T., & Kirac, Z. K. (2025). Impact of Institutional Factors on Environmental Quality in European Union. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 16(1), 51–59. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.21567

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026)

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