Conference Paper
Logistics Performance and Environmental Degradation: The Case of MENA Countries
No.
ERF29AC_118
Publisher
ERF
Date
May, 2023
This paper analyzes the impacts of logistics performance on environmental degradation for a panel of 20 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies over the period 2007-2018. In this context, logistics performance is measured by Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and its sub-indices developed by World Bank (2002), and environmental degradation is measured by CO2 emissions and ecological footprint. Apart from LPI, variables such as income per capita, trade openness, industrialization and renewable energy consumption are also considered as determinants of environmental degradation in the study. The empirical findings of this study suggest that the improvement in logistics performance contributes to environmental degradation for oil-rich MENA countries, while insignificant for non-oil-rich MENA countries. In other words, our results show that having higher LPI and its sub-indices does not necessarily represent better green logistics, i.e. environmental-friendly logistics, performance in the MENA region. Therefore, considering the environmental effects of logistics performance, the necessity of logistics regulations such as encouraging the protection of natural resources, and implementation of green logistics practices is evident.
Authors
Seda Ekmen Özçelik
Associate Professor, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
Authors
Ünal Töngür
Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics,...