Does export product diversification reduce sulfur dioxide emissions in China? A regional analysis

Dou, Shanshan; Ul-Haq, Jabbar; Visas, Hubert; Aslam, Bilal; Khanum, Sana

doi:10.1007/s13762-022-04353-y

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“…According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), SO 2 emissions represent one of the most pressing environmental health risks, a silent yet formidable killer responsible for claiming over 6.7 million lives annually. Similarly, the escalating SO 2 emissions in China have become a growing concern, as they account for approximately one-fourth of global emissions and over 90% of East Asia's emissions since the 1990s (Dou et al 2023;Dou and Lee 2024). In 2018, data from the Bulletin on the State of China's Ecological Environment revealed that a mere 35.8 percent of the country's 338 cities above the prefecture level attained good air quality, while 64.2 percent of these cities exceeded air quality standards.…”

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Navigating the digital divide: unraveling the impact of ICT usage and supply on SO2 emissions in China’s Yangtze River Delta

Kashif,

Shi,

et al. 2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and environmental pollution is widely recognized and complex. To better understand the environmental impact of ICT, we divide it into two facets: the supply side and the usage side. This study investigates the impact of ICT usage and ICT supply on sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions using random effect and spatial Durbin model in China Yangtze River Delta from 2011 to 2019. The findings reveal an inverted U-shape relationship between ICT usage and SO2 emission, while the supply of ICT has a significant negative impact on SO2 emissions. Furthermore, the spillover effect of ICT usage shows insignificant outcomes, but the supply of ICT has a significant and negative impact on SO2 emissions. Collectively, these findings provide fresh insights and empirical evidence into the effects of ICT usage and ICT supply on SO2 emissions, bearing significant policy implications for promoting ICT to attain sustainable development goals.

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Navigating the digital divide: unraveling the impact of ICT usage and supply on SO2 emissions in China’s Yangtze River Delta

Kashif,

Shi,

et al. 2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…The results revealed the existence of heteroscedasticity, serial correlation, and cross-sectional dependence. In order to address these issues, the Driscoll-Kraay Standard Errors (DKSEs) [40,41], as suggested by Hoechle [42], is the preferred model for the manufacturing sector (N=9 and T=8; N is greater than T), whereas the FGLS is the preferred model for the provincial study (N=4 and T=11; T is greater than N), as suggested by the Parks-Kmenta method [35,[43][44][45]. In addition, for robustness checks, the Panel Corrected Standard Errors (PCSEs) and DKSEs are utilized.…”

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Sectoral and regional impacts of trade liberalization on the skilled-unskilled wage-gap in Pakistan

Jameel,

Hina,

Ul-Haq

2023

2576-8484

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This study explores the impacts of trade liberalization on the skilled-unskilled wage gap (henceforth SUSWG) by using the micro-level data of Pakistan. It is generally believed that when economies are liberalized, the SUSWG increases, especially in poor economies. Our study uses a two-step estimation methodology. We used two measures for SUSWG at sectoral and regional levels. We employed Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition for residual wage-gap, and log-wage-gap. For empirical (i.e., sectoral and regional) analysis, we employed Fixed effects (FE), Random effects (RE) and FE with Driscoll-Kraay Standard Errors (DKSEs), feasible generalized-least-squares (FGLS), and Panel-corrected Standard Errors (PCSE). We used sectoral panel data for sectoral analysis and provincial panel data for regional analysis, using the data from 1990 to 2005. Our study finds that protection rates and SUSWG are associated in Pakistan. Trade liberalization increases the SUSWG. The sectoral and regional analysis reveal similar findings on the impact of liberalization on SUSWG. Moreover, our results are robust and insensitive to various controls, measurement approaches (i.e., the log wage gap and the residual wage gap), and econometric techniques. We also find that lagged tariffs increase the SUSWG. Our findings will provide guidelines for policymakers to make future policies regarding trade liberalization and SUSWG in Pakistan.

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“…In the presence of CSD, Heteroskedasticity, and serial correlation, the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) is a better choice among all competing models [79][80][81][82][83][84][85]. Therefore, the FGLS procedure is employed for examining the effects of EG on CO2E.…”

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Exploring the liaison between industrial CO2 emissions and economic growth in ASEAN countries: A dis-aggregated analysis

Shahzad,

Ul-Haq,

Cheema

et al. 2023

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Global warming has become an emerging and serious issue in the world, with adverse effects on human life and a threat to survival. Besides being a key contributor to a country's economic growth (EG), the manufacturing and construction sector (M&C) is also one of the major sectors that cause environmental degradation. We investigate the link between M&C’s CO2E and economic growth (both overall and sectoral growth) in the context of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) at aggregate and disaggregate levels in the Associations of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN), using data from 1995 to 2018. We employ the feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) and Panel-Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE) estimation techniques to examine the existence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) at aggregate and disaggregate levels in ASEAN countries. We find evidence of an inverted U-shaped EKC at both the aggregate and disaggregate levels. After including other variables such as financial development, urbanization, foreign direct investment, and manufactured goods exports, our findings are robust and statistically significant. Our study suggests that policymakers should sanction such measures to reduce CO2 emissions from the M&C sector while maintaining economic growth.

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Does export product diversification reduce sulfur dioxide emissions in China? A regional analysis

Cited by 12 publications

References 89 publications

Navigating the digital divide: unraveling the impact of ICT usage and supply on SO2 emissions in China’s Yangtze River Delta

Navigating the digital divide: unraveling the impact of ICT usage and supply on SO2 emissions in China’s Yangtze River Delta

Sectoral and regional impacts of trade liberalization on the skilled-unskilled wage-gap in Pakistan

Exploring the liaison between industrial CO2 emissions and economic growth in ASEAN countries: A dis-aggregated analysis

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