Impact of climate change on income inequality. Implications for rich and poor countries

• Autorzy: Wildowicz-Szumarska Anna , Owsiak Katarzyna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2024.89.2.684

Warianty tytułu

PL

Wpływ zmian klimatycznych na nierówności dochodowe. Implikacje dla bogatych i biednych krajów

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article aims to provide evidence of the link between income inequality and climate change in both developed and low-income economies. This study uses a descriptive analysis method along with panel data analysis to assess the impact of climate changes on income inequality in 42 advanced economies and 68 developing countries between 1995 and 2020. The results of empirical research confirm that climate change is an important factor responsible for growing income inequality. The impact of a country’s vulnerability is positively associated with increasing income inequality in low-income economies. In turn, climate resilience has a statistically significant effect on income distribution in both groups, although the ability to mitigate climate change and adapt is considerably weaker in developing countries. This research raises our awareness of the links between the economy and climate change, including their implications for income inequality, and signals possible changes in the redistributive system to mitigate climate change and combat income inequality. The added value of this article is the results of research on the negative consequences of climate change on income inequality in over 100 countries. Particular attention was paid to the ethical issue of unequal responsibility for causing climate change between rich and poor countries.

PL

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie dowodów na związek między nierównościami dochodowymi a zmianami klimatycznymi zarówno w gospodarkach rozwiniętych, jak i o niskich dochodach. W niniejszym badaniu zastosowano metodę analizy opisowej wraz z analizą danych panelowych w celu oceny wpływu zmian klimatycznych na nierówności dochodowe w 42 krajach wysoko rozwiniętych i 68 krajach rozwijających się w latach 1995-2020. Wyniki badań empirycznych potwierdzają, że zmiany klimatyczne są ważnym czynnikiem odpowiedzialnym za rosnące nierówności dochodowe. Wpływ wrażliwości klimatycznej kraju na zagrożenia jest pozytywnie powiązany ze wzrostem nierówności dochodowych w gospodarkach o niskich dochodach. Z kolei odporność klimatyczna ma statystycznie istotny wpływ na rozkład dochodów w obu grupach, choć zdolność do łagodzenia i adaptacji do zmian klimatycznych jest znacznie słabsza w krajach rozwijających się. Badanie to podnosi naszą świadomość na temat powiązań między gospodarką a zmianami klimatycznymi, w tym ich konsekwencji dla nierówności dochodów, a także sygnalizuje możliwe zmiany w systemie redystrybucji w celu łagodzenia zmian klimatycznych i zwalczania nierówności dochodowych. Wartością dodaną tego artykułu są wyniki badań nad negatywnymi konsekwencjami zmian klimatycznych dla nierówności dochodowych w ponad 100 krajach. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na kwestię etyczną nierównej odpowiedzialności za powodowanie zmian klimatycznych między krajami bogatymi i biednymi.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

climate change; income inequality; economic growth

PL

zmiany klimatyczne; nierówności dochodowe; wzrost gospodarczy

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: No. 2
• Strony: art. no. 684
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 60 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Wildowicz-Szumarska Anna

• Faculty of Economics and Finance, University of Bialystok, Warszawska Street 63, 15-062 Bialystok, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1871-5621

autor

Owsiak Katarzyna

• Cracow University of Economics

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-7942

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