EFFICIENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES: EVIDENCE FROM SEE
EFFICIENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES: EVIDENCE FROM SEE

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, climate change is one of the most important issues worldwide. Therefore, countries have set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. One of the governmental instrument is the environmental protection expenditures. Their mission is to prevent, protect and eliminate pollution and other degradation of the environment. The aim of this paper is to investigate the efficiency of environmental protection expenditures in Southeast European countries in the period 2018-2020. In order to obtain meaningful empirical results, data envelopment analysis was applied. The results of the analysis show that there is a significant difference in the efficiency of environmental protection expenditures in the Southeast European countries. Therefore, this analysis could serve as a basic tool to improve environmental protection in the countries and help all state actors to achieve long-term environmental sustainability.

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