The economic development effects on freshwater abstraction from the European perspective

Zdravković, Aleksandar and Bodroža, Duško and Kolavčić, Miloš and Jovičić, Elena and Pavlović, Dejana and Sekulić, Dejan (2024) The economic development effects on freshwater abstraction from the European perspective. Economics of Agriculture, 71 (1). pp. 155-172. ISSN 0352-3462

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Abstract

Water scarcity is a growing concern across the globe due
to climate change and demands for increased economic
development. This paper analyses the relationship between
economic development and freshwater abstraction in order
to investigate its European impact. The analysis focuses on
a total of 19 European countries, including 18 EU member
states and one candidate, from 2007 to 2018. Using a panel
dataset, the impact of a diverse selection of indicators
of economic development (per capita GDP, the Human
Development Index - HDI, water productivity and volume
of international trade) on freshwater abstraction, our
analysis finds that all explanatory variables are significant
for cross-country variations except for international trade.
To maintain scope, the analysis is limited to economicdevelopment
indicators themselves, excluding the effects
of climate change and the availability of water resources.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	COBISS.ID=141920009
Uncontrolled Keywords:	freshwater abstraction, economic development, water scarcity, Europe, sustainability
Research Department:	Macroeconomics
Depositing User:	Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2024 12:36
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2024 12:36
URI:	http://35.240.28.64/id/eprint/2039
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