Understanding the Legacy of Infectious Diseases
Institutional Quality and its Role in Climate Change Resilience
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| ID | 21641501 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Omang Ombolo Messono (0000-0002-4770-6823, University of Douala, autor correspondente), Arthur Mveng Seabrook (0000-0001-9789-4343, Université de Yaoundé II) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 851-871 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | The Journal of Environment & Development (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1070-4965 • E-ISSN: 1552-5465 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10704965251333830 |
| OpenAlex | W4409325364 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 46 |
This study investigates how the historical prevalence of infectious diseases influences vulnerability to climate change through institutional quality. We suppose that countries with a higher historical prevalence of infectious diseases experience greater vulnerability to climate change, but this effect is mitigated by stronger institutional quality, particularly regarding the protection against expropriation risks. We use ordinary least squares and two-stage least squares estimation techniques with data from 145 countries for the period of 1990 to 2015. Our study shows that the historical prevalence of infectious diseases influences, directly and indirectly, vulnerability to climate change. First, the historical prevalence of infectious diseases increases vulnerability to climate change. Second, this increasing effect decreases with the protection against expropriation risks. Furthermore, countries with a history of colonialism, combined with tropical environmental stressors and weaker institutions, are particularly vulnerable to both climate change and infectious diseases
Biology · Climate change · Development economics · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Epistemology · Geography · Political science · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Ecology
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The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development
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Historical technology and current economic development
The integration of economic history into economics
Political Institutions and Pollution Control
Democracy and climate change policies
Ancestral Characteristics of Modern Populations
Colonization and English ideologies in India
Environmental Regulations and Corruption
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The Colonial Foundations of State Fragility and Failure
Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and gender equality in 122 countries
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Urban commons and urban struggles
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