Is there an EKC between economic growth and air pollutant emissions in SAARC countries? Evidence from disaggregated analysis

Farooq, Usama; Ul-Haq, Jabbar; Cheema, Ahmed Raza

doi:10.1007/s11356-023-29363-2

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“…The experiential effects have proven the presence of EKC. Our findings are in line with Tang and Tan [95] for Vietnam, Farooq, et al [1] for SAARC nations, and in contrast to Al-Mulali, et al [96] for ASEAN & Shahbaz, et al [75] for the global sample.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The observed outcomes confirmed the existence of EKC. Our results are in line with Hamit-Haggar [77] for Canada, Farooq, et al [1] for SAARC countries, and Ahmad, et al [64] for India, and in contrast with the study of Ullah, et al [65] for Vietnam.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Hamit-Haggar [77] discovered the presence of the EKC relationship between industrial CO 2E and economic growth in Canada. Farooq, et al [1] found an N-shaped relationship between M&C sector air pollution and sectoral growth using SAARC country data. No previous study has investigated the relationship between industrial CO 2E (emitted from the manufacturing and construction sector) and the growth of the M&C sector in ASEAN countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The M&C sector has been recognized as a major contributor to both the economic growth of the economy and environmental degradation [1][2][3][4]. Substantial waste production in the M&C sector has a negative effect on human health, making it more risky and menacing [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Global warming has become one of the most urgent issues facing humanity [11]. According to Petteri Taalas 1 the World Meteorological Organization, there is an increasing urgency to mitigate greenhouse gas emission. The imperative for climate action transcends the realm of luxury and assumes the status of necessity .…”

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

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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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