Jiajing Sun

Jiajing Sun

PhD, CFA, FIMA, Member of the London Mathematical Society. Associate Professor and the Deputy Director of the Department of Statistics and Data Science, School of Economics and Management, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Governmental Capabilities and Responsiveness: Global Investigations into CO2 Emissions and Decarbonization

Published in International Journal of Public Administration, 2024

Abstract

We consider how the governmental and political contexts of societies affect the delivery of decarbonization agendas. Data on government effectiveness and political stability (capability) and voice and accountability (responsiveness) are related to emission levels in high and middle/low-income countries. The analysis implied that greater government effectiveness initially decreased, but then increased emissions. Alternatively, improvements in political stability had no effect in high-income countries, but lowered emissions elsewhere. Increasing voice and accountability had no effect on the emissions of high-income countries, but raised then (at higher levels) lowered emissions in middle and low-income countries. Findings are used to develop a scholarly understanding of the effects on complex public policy outcomes.

Publisher / DOI page

Recommended citation: Cole, M., Sun, J., Jiang, W., & Zang, L. (2024). "Governmental Capabilities and Responsiveness: Global Investigations into CO2 Emissions and Decarbonization." International Journal of Public Administration, 1-19.
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