This study examines the dual impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on sustainable economic growth in Asia, focusing on its effects on Green GDP, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Using data from 38 Asian countries spanning 1999 to 2022 and...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die ökologische Transformation bewirkt umfassende Veränderungen der Anforderungsprofile von Beschäftigten vieler Branchen. Die vorliegende Studie des Österreichischen Institutes für Berufsbildungsforschung (öibf) im Auftrag der Abt. Arbeitsmarktforschung und...

Recent decades have shown an unprecedented growth in demand for resources, with a trend that is projected to accelerate in the future. Policymakers around the world have started to recognise that transitioning to a more resource-efficient and circular economy (CE) is key to addressing this...

Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and meeting global climate targets will necessitate unprecedented levels of investment, particularly in developing countries. A substantial portion of this investment must be sourced from the private sector, given the scale of the...

Global value chains (GVCs) play a crucial role in today's international trade. High value-added activities tend to cluster at the start and the end of GVCs, resulting in a U-shaped relationship across production steps known as the "smile curve". The distribution of CO2 emissions along the value...

Proposals to include adjustments such as brown penalising and green supporting factors in the prudential regulation are meant to direct bank lending towards environmentally friendly projects. However, such adjustments can blur the lines between prudential credit risk assessment and environmental...