REGIONAL ISSUE, INNOVATION, AND THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

This paper models the relationship between economic development and environmental progress. It investigates the relationship between investment in innovation and uncontained emissions in the selected Russian regions from 2013 to 2018. The database contains information for 72 locations and is compris...

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Published inZbornik radova (Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić". Online) Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 221 - 236
Main Authors Spitsin, Vladislav, Vukovi, Darko B, Akerman, Elena, Borilo, Ludmila, Chistyakova, Natalia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Geographical Institute "Jovan Cviji" SANU 01.01.2023
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Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić" SASA
Subjects
ecological footprint
Geography, Regional studies
investment in innovation
Russia
sustainable development
uncontained emissions
ecological footprint
sustainable development
investment in innovation
uncontained emissions
Russia
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Summary:This paper models the relationship between economic development and environmental progress. It investigates the relationship between investment in innovation and uncontained emissions in the selected Russian regions from 2013 to 2018. The database contains information for 72 locations and is comprised of 432 observations (panel data, 72 regions multiplied by 6 years). Random-effects regression models have been applied to analyze panel data. In a study of 72 Russian regions over the period of 20132018, this research demonstrates that the growing research and development (RD) intensity of regional firms leads to a larger ecological footprint and growing emission intensity. These effects are negatively moderated by the per capita income of the regions residents and regional enrollment in higher education. The effects are positively moderated by the export intensity of regional firms. The results suggest that economic and ecological aspects of sustainable development are at odds with each other and indicate that regional policymakers should account for the negative ecological externalities of economic development when devising policies aiming to facilitate regional growth.
ISSN:0350-7599
1821-2808
DOI:10.2298/IJGI2302221S