Ecological Footprint and Economic Complexity for 63 Countries

63 countries form a balanced panel spanning 23 years from 1999 to 2021. The dataset supports a study analyzing causal and associative relationships among ecological footprint, three economic complexity indices, and institutional quality. It was authored by Maryam Abedi and shared on figshare.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between the ecological footprint feature and the three economic complexity indices across countries.
• Model the influence of institutional quality on the ecological footprint using panel data methods.
• Conduct cross-country comparative studies on economic complexity and environmental pressure over the 1999-2021 period.
• Test for causal relationships between the provided economic complexity indices and the ecological footprint metric.

Strengths

• Balanced panel of 63 countries, ensuring consistent country coverage across all years.
• Temporal coverage spans 23 years from 1999 to 2021, enabling longitudinal analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 162.9 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a low number of variables.
• Specific column names, row counts, and data collection methods are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Maryam Abedi.

Collection Method

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Time Range

1999 to 2021

Freshness

Data covers up to 2021 and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Geography

63 countries (specific list not provided)