The objective of this study is to analyze the role of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and financial development in shaping renewable energy consumption employing panel data of 130 economies from 1990 to 2020. The empirical analysis is based on pooled ordinary least squares, fixed effects,...

This paper analyzes the environmental effects of digital financial inclusion (DFI) along with green growth using panel data from 102 economies over the period 1990-2022. The analysis used mobile cellular subscriptions (MCSs), bank branches (BB), and automated teller machines (ATMs) as proxy...

Green investment has become the most effective option to support the efforts to mitigate worldwide climate change. Due to the efficacy of green investment in tackling climate change and global warming, researchers are searching for the factors that can boost green investment. Therefore, this...

Climate change has emerged as a global challenge because of its threat to sustainable development goals. Economic development is responsible for climate change as well as it is complementary to sustainability. Hence, environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis is central to the development...

Increasing global warming, degrading environmental quality, and waste ending in landfills have become threats to the sustainability of ecosystems. The circular economy (CE) offers an alternative approach to the linear economy, which lowers pressure on the ecosystem. Renewable energy, as an...

Energy consumption is an essential part of our daily lives and is considered the backbone of economic development and human welfare. It is widely admitted that energy security ensures access to health, higher efficiency, education, and economic growth. Energy consumption has a profound impact on...

This paper investigates the impacts of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on economic growth employing a global panel data of 174 economies including the subsamples of developed and developing countries over the time 1980-2019. The renewable energy sources are disaggregated according...

This study examines the impact of trade openness, urbanization, and human capital on environmental degradation using the panel data of 126 economies for the years 1971-2020. The study also extends the analysis for four sub-panels namely, high-income economies (HIC), upper-middle-income economies...

This study aims to analyze the relationships of globalization, financial development, natural resources, human capital, and urbanization with ecological footprint employing a panel of 118 countries from 1971 to 2018. Further, for deeper insights, the analysis is extended for the panels of...

Purpose In recent years, the fast growth of Islamic banks (IBs) has generated debates among policymakers and economists about the sustainability and performance of these institutions. This paper aims to undertake a comparative analysis of the financial performance of IBs and conventional banks...