| Title |
Leveraging the circular economy: Investment and innovation as drivers |
| ID_Doc |
484 |
| Authors |
Lehmann, C; Cruz-Jesus, F; Oliveira, T; Damásio, B |
| Title |
Leveraging the circular economy: Investment and innovation as drivers |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132146 |
| Abstract |
The circular economy plays a central role in Europe's new agenda for sustainable economic growth. Using Eurostat and United Nations data from 28 European countries pertaining to the years between 2011 and 2017 we identified two underlying dimensions of the circular economy - environmental degradation and resource efficiency. Then, using dynamic panel models we assessed the impact that investment, human capital, innovation, and previous circularity levels have on each dimension of the circular economy identified, comparing their impacts on both. Our substantive findings demonstrate that innovation and investment significantly reduce environmental degradation, whereas only investment is also significant in promoting resource efficiency. Furthermore, our study suggests that circular economy levels have an inter-annual dependence. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; European union; Factor analysis; Dynamic panel model; System GMM |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000808296200004 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132146
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