Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22225| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Waxing power, waning pollution : the effect of COVID-19 on Russian environmental policymaking |
| Authors: | Hartwell, Christopher Otrachshenko, Vladimir Popova, Olga |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107003 10.21256/zhaw-22225 |
| Published in: | Ecological Economics |
| Volume(Issue): | 184 |
| Issue: | 107003 |
| Issue Date: | 2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0921-8009 1873-6106 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Coronavirus; Decentralization; Environmental policy; Pollution; Property right; Russia; Elinor Ostrom |
| Subject (DDC): | 333.7: Land, natural recreational areas |
| Abstract: | Like most countries globally, COVID-19 continues to have a demonstrable health, economic, and environmental impact on Russia. The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible ramifications for environmental quality in Russia during and following the coronavirus pandemic. Our work builds on the framework of Elinor Ostrom, as we argue that the pandemic and subsequent lockdown in Russia has highlighted the need for a more polycentric, de-centralized approach to environmental protection. We provide evidence for this point using a novel econometric strategy: given the tight centralization of environmental policymaking, we proxy for de facto decentralization using the amount of influence a regional governor has at the federal level. Using timely data on pollution in major Russian cities both before and during the pandemic, we employ an instrumental variable analysis which shows that pollution in a particular Russian region is negatively related to the amount of influence a Russian governor has at the federal level. Thus, the more powerful a governor is in their ability to set their own course, the better results they have in environmental quality. We conclude that Russia's environmental policy needs a fundamental rethink – and extensive decentralization – in a post-COVID-19 world. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/22225 |
| Fulltext version: | Accepted version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Restricted until: | 2023-07-01 |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | International Management Institute (IMI) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021_Hartwell-etal_Waxing-power-waning-pollution.pdf | Accepted Version | 981.84 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
Show full item record
Hartwell, C., Otrachshenko, V., & Popova, O. (2021). Waxing power, waning pollution : the effect of COVID-19 on Russian environmental policymaking. Ecological Economics, 184(107003). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107003
Hartwell, C., Otrachshenko, V. and Popova, O. (2021) ‘Waxing power, waning pollution : the effect of COVID-19 on Russian environmental policymaking’, Ecological Economics, 184(107003). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107003.
C. Hartwell, V. Otrachshenko, and O. Popova, “Waxing power, waning pollution : the effect of COVID-19 on Russian environmental policymaking,” Ecological Economics, vol. 184, no. 107003, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107003.
HARTWELL, Christopher, Vladimir OTRACHSHENKO und Olga POPOVA, 2021. Waxing power, waning pollution : the effect of COVID-19 on Russian environmental policymaking. Ecological Economics. 2021. Bd. 184, Nr. 107003. DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107003
Hartwell, Christopher, Vladimir Otrachshenko, and Olga Popova. 2021. “Waxing Power, Waning Pollution : The Effect of COVID-19 on Russian Environmental Policymaking.” Ecological Economics 184 (107003). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107003.
Hartwell, Christopher, et al. “Waxing Power, Waning Pollution : The Effect of COVID-19 on Russian Environmental Policymaking.” Ecological Economics, vol. 184, no. 107003, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107003.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.