Influence of FDI on environmental pollution in selected Arab countries: a spatial econometric analysis perspective

Abdo, AL-Barakani; Li, Bin; Zhang, Xiaodong; Lu, Juan; Abdulwase, Rasheed

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-08810-4

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“…Many studies in developing countries have documented that sulfur emissions (SE) and economic growth (EG) are highly associated. (Kim & Baek, 2011;Abdo, Li, Zhang, Lu & Rasheed, 2020). Similarly, Liddle & Messinis (2018) also validated the same results.…”

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Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in Pakistan

Khan

2021

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A number of studies have already determined the existence of inverted U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve in Pakistan however the role of structural breaks in determining the relationship is yet to be investigated. The objective of this study was to determine if the presence of possible structural breaks explain the existence of environmental Kuznets curve type relationship in Pakistan for the period 1980-2016 by using data of total energy consumption, Real GDP per capita, foreign direct investment and trade openness. For the analysis the study first used the conventional time series econometric methods to determine the order of integration and Cointegration in the model. Second; as it is evident from the literature that presence of structural break in the model can have a significant impact, so the study used the Zivot and Andrews unit root test with one structural break to determine the order of integration in the model and Gregory-Hansen -Cointegration method to determine the presence of structural break within Cointegration framework. The results of the study not only confirm the existence of environmental Kuznets curve in the model, it also confirms the presence of structural break in the model.

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Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in Pakistan

Khan

2021

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“…The findings were held for both the combined panel of 99 economies, as well as for the three sub-panels classified in terms of their respective income groups. Similarly, in a recent study, Abdo et al (2020) found that FDI flowing into selected Arab nations resulted in higher CO 2 emissions. Similar findings were reported by Shahbaz et al (2018) for France.…”

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confidence: 76%

Foreign Direct Investments, Renewable Electricity Output, and Ecological Footprints: Do Financial Globalization Facilitate Renewable Energy Transition and Environmental Welfare in Bangladesh?

Murshed

Elheddad

Ahmed

et al. 2021

Asia-Pac Financ Markets

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Phasing out fossil fuel dependency to adopt renewable energy technologies is pertinent for both ensuring energy security and for safeguarding the well-being of the environment. However, financial constraints often restrict the developing countries, in particular, from undergoing the renewable energy transition that is necessary for easing the environmental hardships. Against this background, this study makes a novel attempt to evaluate the impacts of FDI inflows on enhancing renewable energy use and attaining environmental sustainability in Bangladesh between 1972 and 2015. Using the autoregressive distributed lags with structural break approach to estimate the short- and long-run elasticities, it is found that FDI inflows enhance the share of renewable electricity output in the total electricity output levels of the country. Besides, FDI inflows are also evidenced to directly hamper environmental quality by boosting the ecological footprints figures of Bangladesh. Hence, it can be said that FDI promotes renewable electricity generation in Bangladesh but transforms the nation into a pollution haven. However, although FDI inflows cannot directly reduce the ecological footprints, a joint ecological footprint mitigation impact of FDI inflows and renewable electricity generation is evidenced. Besides, the findings also verify the authenticity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis in Bangladesh’s context. Therefore, economic growth can be referred to as being both the cause and the panacea to the environmental problems faced by Bangladesh. These results, in a nutshell, calls for effective measures to be undertaken for attracting the relatively cleaner FDI in Bangladesh whereby the objectives of renewable energy transition and environmental sustainability can be achieved in tandem. In line with these findings, several appropriate financial globalization policies are recommended.

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“…This result suggested that some cities, provinces, and municipalities in China, with less stringent regulations, have become pollution havens in an attempt to attract FDI and pollution-intensive industries. This result validated the previous studies conducted for China (Ur Rahman et al 2019 ); OECD (Manzoor Ahmad et al 2020 ); newly industrialized nations (Destek and Okumus 2019 ); Cote d’Ivoire (Assamoi et al 2020 ); ASEAN (Guzel and Okumus 2020 ); MINT countries (Balsalobre-Lorente et al 2019 ); Pakistan (Nadeem et al 2020 ; Naz et al 2019 ); MIKTA economies (Bakirtas and Cetin 2017 ); BRICS (Khan et al 2020 ); Arab countries (Abdo et al 2020 ); Asian countries (Khan and Ozturk 2020 ); and European countries (Mert et al 2019 ). However, this result contradicts the previous studies conducted for coastal Mediterranean countries (S. Nathaniel et al 2020 ); OECD (Ahmad et al 2019a ); Turkey (Mert and Caglar 2020 ); China (Ayamba et al 2019 ; Hao et al 2020 ); and Kyoto Annex countries (Mert and Bölük 2016 ).…”

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Do higher education research and development expenditures affect environmental sustainability? New evidence from Chinese provinces

Jiang

Khattak

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Even though higher education R&D expenditures (HEEXP) are important determinants of economic growth that facilitate science, technology, new ideas, and innovation, yet its effect on environmental sustainability remains unexplored. This paper examines the nexus between HEEXP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2 e), followed by control variables such as electricity consumption (EC), foreign direct investment (FDI), gross domestic product (GDP), and total population (TP) for the period 2000Q1–2019Q4. Data were evaluated using different tests, e.g., the cross-sectional dependence test, cross-sectionally augmented Dickey-Fuller unit root test, Westerlund error-correction–based panel cointegration test, mean group, augmented mean group, common correlated effects mean group, and Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality test. First, the results validated the cointegration association among HEEXP, EC, FDI, GDP, TP, and CO 2 e. Second, the finding showed significant long-term negative nexus between HEEXP and CO 2 e. Third, the findings indicated that electricity consumption, foreign direct investment, gross domestic product, and total population are the important factors that intensify the overall situation of CO 2 e. Fourth, the results indicated that there exists bidirectional causality between EC and CO 2 e; FDI and CO 2 e; GDP and CO 2 e; POP and CO 2 e; and HEEXP and CO 2 e. This paper’s findings call for devising policies and strengthening financial support to induce higher education for developing green patents.

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Influence of FDI on environmental pollution in selected Arab countries: a spatial econometric analysis perspective

Cited by 62 publications

References 72 publications

Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in Pakistan

Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in Pakistan

Foreign Direct Investments, Renewable Electricity Output, and Ecological Footprints: Do Financial Globalization Facilitate Renewable Energy Transition and Environmental Welfare in Bangladesh?

Do higher education research and development expenditures affect environmental sustainability? New evidence from Chinese provinces

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