Comparison of Weak and Strong Theories of Environmental Sustainability in the Conceptual Context of Sustainable Development

Table 4.

Estimation of patterns involving all types of capital.

  Life satisfaction Happiness Happiness Happiness

Y-intercept 2.01 (1.22) 0.44 (2.02) -0.18(2.35) -4.81(1.92)
GDP per capita 0.52 (0.31) - - 0.96 (0.33)
Per capita national income - 1.17 (0.19) 1.17 (0.26) -
Natural capital per capita 0.28 (0.18) - - 0.41 (0.32)
Per capita difference between ecological footprint and biological capacity - 0.09 (0.02) 0.05 (0.02) -
Human Development Index 1.12 (1.55) 0.81(2.67) -2.44(3.05) 3.62(2.57)
Education Index - -4.02 (1.62) - -4.31(1.23)
Gini coefficient 0.05 (0.02) 0.11 (0.02) 0.08 (0.02) 0.07(0.03)
The inflation rate -0.03 (0.01) -0.05(0.02) -0.05(0.02) -0.04(0.02)
Unemployment rate -0.05 (0.03) -0.04 (0.03) -0.03 (0.02) -0.06(0.01)
R2 0.64 0.69 0.66 0.59
Durbin-Watson 1.81 1.75 1.78 1.62