Does ICT change the relationship between total factor productivity and CO2 emissions? Evidence based on a nonlinear model

Lahouel, Béchir Ben; Taleb, Lotfi; Zaied, Younes Ben; Managi, Shunsuke

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105406

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“…However, the empirical literature provides mixed results for the effects of ICTs on economic growth. Some studies find a significant positive impact of ICTs on economic growth (Njoh 2018 ; Adeleye and Eboagu 2019 ; Ben Lahouel et al 2021 ; Jorgenson and Vu 2016 ; Kallal et al 2021 ; Niebel 2018 ; Sassi and Goaied 2013 ; Haftu 2019 ; Jung and Lopez-Bazo 2020 ; Toader et al 2018 ; Vu 2011 ; Vu et al 2020 ; Samimi and Arab 2011 ), others find a negative relationship of ICTs on economic growth (Bertschek et al 2013 ; Ejemeyovwi and Osabuohien 2020 ; Haller and Lyons 2015 ; Ishida 2015 ; Mayer et al 2020 ; Thompson and Garbacz 2011 ). It should be noted also that the impact of ICTs on economic growth is not homogeneous across countries (Mayer et al 2020 ).…”

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“…In the Tunisian case, Ben Lahouel et al ( 2021 ) investigated the effect of ICTs on economic growth during the period 1970–2018 using a smooth transition regression and found that ICT investments contributed to economic growth. However, Kallal et al ( 2021 ) used a panel pooled mean group form of the autoregressive distributed lag model for the period 1997–2015 in Tunisia and found that ICT had a positive long-term effect on economic growth but a negative short-term effect.…”

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ICT, trade openness and economic growth in Tunisia: what is going wrong?

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2022

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In the age of digital globalization, information and communication technologies (ICT) and international trade seem to have become the engines of economic growth. In this study, we investigate the impacts on Tunisia’s economic growth of using ICTs and greater trade openness. We employ a cross-section augmented autoregressive distributed lag (CS-ARDL) model and apply Dumitrescu and Hurlin Granger causality test to panel data for 14 economic sectors in the period 1995–2018. The empirical findings suggest that use of ICTs has a long-term relationship with value added and increased economic growth in Tunisia. In addition, trade openness and gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) have a positive and significant effect on economic growth. We also examine the relationships among these variables in the short and long run. The Dumitrescu and Hurlin test reveals four bidirectional and two unidirectional causal relationships between the variables.

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ICT, trade openness and economic growth in Tunisia: what is going wrong?

Dahmani

Mabrouki

Youssef

2022

Econ Change Restruct

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“…Second is the research on the influencing factors of GTFP. The traditional total factor productivity (TFP) accounts for input factors, such as capital and labor, while energy consumption and environmental pollution are not included in the accounting system, thus failing to accurately measure socio-economic development and environmental changes [51][52][53]. To address this gap, scholars integrate energy consumption and environmental pollution into the total factor productivity (TFP) accounting system to measure GTFP as a measure of green economic development [13,54].…”

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Does the Construction of National Eco-Industrial Demonstration Parks Improve Green Total Factor Productivity? Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China

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This study conducted quasi-natural experiments based on the panel data of 239 prefecture-level cities in China from 2005 to 2017. The difference-in-difference (DID) and mediation effect model are used to test the impact and mechanism of the construction of national eco-industrial demonstration parks (NEDP) on green total factor productivity (GTFP). The results show that: (1) The construction of NEDP has significantly improved the urban GTFP, and the conclusion is still valid after running the robustness test. (2) Mechanism analysis shows that the construction of NEDP has improved GTFP through technological innovation and industrial structure upgrading. (3) The heterogeneity results reveal that NEDP has a significant positive effect on GTFP in the central and western regions, while the effect was insignificant in the eastern region. Moreover, NEDP significantly contributes to GTFP in resource-based and non-resource-based cities, while the contribution of resource-based cities is greater than that of non-resource-based cities. This study provides a reference for China to further promote the construction quality of NEDP and green development.

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“…It can be seen that the "black box" of the relationship between economic growth and pollutant emissions needs to be further "opened". In terms of technical factors, Lahouel et al (2021) confirmed that the popularization of information and communication technology (ICT) in Tunisia can promote economic growth, thereby increasing the carbon emission efficiency. Zhang X. et al (2021)compared the effects of SARS and COVID-19 on CO 2 emissions, and found that COVID-19 had a much greater impact.…”

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Can Emission Trading Scheme Improve Carbon Emission Performance? Evidence From China

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This paper explores the effect of China’s emission trading scheme (ETS) pilot policy implemented during 2013-2014 on carbon emission performance. Adopting the Difference-in-Difference (DID) model, we find that: 1) China’s ETS pilot policy can significantly improve the carbon emission performance of listed companies in the pilot provinces. 2) The heterogeneity analysis shows that the carbon emission performance of listed companies in the eastern coastal pilot areas has improved significantly, which is not significant in the central and western pilot areas. 3) We find that China’s ETS pilot policy can significantly improve innovation capabilities of listed companies, suggesting that innovation is a channel for the impact of the China’s ETS pilot policy on carbon emission performance in the pilot provinces. Overall, our study shows that ETS pilot policy has played a governance role in China and improved carbon emission performance. We further highlight some important policy implications with respect to helping companies save energy and reduce emissions, and promoting the further improvement of China’s ETS pilot policy.

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Does ICT change the relationship between total factor productivity and CO2 emissions? Evidence based on a nonlinear model

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References 78 publications

ICT, trade openness and economic growth in Tunisia: what is going wrong?

ICT, trade openness and economic growth in Tunisia: what is going wrong?

Does the Construction of National Eco-Industrial Demonstration Parks Improve Green Total Factor Productivity? Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China

Can Emission Trading Scheme Improve Carbon Emission Performance? Evidence From China

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