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Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development

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  • Sandra Nelly Leyva-Hernández

    (Facultad de Ingeniería y Negocios San Quintín, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, San Quintín 22930, Mexico)

  • Antonia Terán-Bustamante

    (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad Panamericana, Ciudad de México 03920, Mexico)

Abstract

(1) Background: Environmental deterioration has increased in recent years and is a worldwide concern. This study aims to analyze the influence of the resources and capacities of countries on their environmental performance. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study using secondary data was carried out quantitatively. A linear regression analysis was carried out to determine significant factors in countries’ environmental performances. (3) Results: Education innovation and investment were associated with environmental performance; however, investment in a country did not affect the country’s performance. (4) Conclusions: The scope of the proposed model was limited to the variables and countries of the secondary data analyzed, so future research can replicate this study using primary data. According to the results, the education of citizens can lead them to be more aware of their environment and pressure governments to generate positive changes for it.

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  • Sandra Nelly Leyva-Hernández & Antonia Terán-Bustamante, 2024. "Country-Level Environmental Performance: Investment, Education, and Research and Development," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:13:y:2024:i:3:p:164-:d:1355981
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