Due to the continuous growth of China's electricity demand, the efficiency of electricity consumption has drawn great attention. Based on 31 provincial panel data in China from 2004 to 2018, this study uses the spatial autocorrelation test and spatial econometric methods to quantitatively...

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in early 2020, known as COVID-19, spread to more than 200 countries and negatively affected the global economic output. Financial activities were primarily depressed, and investors were reluctant to start new financial investments while ongoing projects...

The study examines the relationship between growth-inequality-poverty (GIP) triangle and crime rate under the premises of inverted U-shaped Kuznets curve and pro-poor growth scenario in a panel of 16 diversified countries, over a period of 1990-2014. The study employed panel Generalized Method...

Financial inclusion is an important component of financial development because it provides low-cost financial services to people and, hence, fosters economic growth. This research assesses the asymmetric relation between financial inclusion and economic growth in the top ten financially...

This research explores the dynamic common correlated effects of financial inclusion on foreign direct investment (FDI) in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) countries. Traditional econometric methodologies overlook cross-sectional dependence and heterogeneity among countries, resulting in biased...

Background: Logistics operations are considered essential for transporting commodities from one location to another, helping to promote global economic activity. On the other hand, its negative impact eclipses its positive impact, namely the rise in healthcare expenditures due to its ecological...

The growing interdependence between environmental resources, financial development, technological advancements, and energy consumption poses significant challenges for sustainable growth in emerging economies. This study investigates these dynamics in the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India,...

Purpose - As the world grapples with the pervasive effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a notable disconnect has emerged in the public's understanding of scientific and medical research. Particularly, the travel industry has become unquestionably vulnerable amid the COVID-19 outbreak; this...

This paper contributes to mitigating the debate on whether carbon taxes have positive or negative effects on climate change by presenting an investigation on the relationship between carbon taxes and renewable energy consumption. Taking advantage of the panel CS-ARDL model, we distinctly inspect...