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Governance, financial development, and environmental degradation: evidence from symmetric and asymmetric ARDL

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  • Khurram Shehzad

    (Southeast University)

  • Umer Zaman

    (Woosong University)

  • Mahmood Ahmad

    (Shandong University of Technology)

  • Emrah Kocak

    (Erciyes University)

Abstract

The relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation has been exhaustively explored from a theoretical and empirical perspective. However, most of the studies explore symmetric relationships, and none of these studies explicitly address the role of governance and financial development. Hence, this study uses both symmetric and asymmetric methods to investigate the linkage between governance, financial development, economic growth, and CO2 emissions in Pakistan over 1990–2018. The empirical findings show that governance supports environmental sustainability by reducing CO2 emissions. Moreover, adverse shocks in governance increase CO2 emissions. However, the findings of linear and nonlinear ARDL revealed that financial development increases environmental degradation by exacerbating CO2 emissions. Moreover, the results validated the Environment Kuznets Curve in Pakistan as more income reduces emissions. Our empirical results have several policy implications for environmental sustainability and sustainable development.

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  • Khurram Shehzad & Umer Zaman & Mahmood Ahmad & Emrah Kocak, 2023. "Governance, financial development, and environmental degradation: evidence from symmetric and asymmetric ARDL," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(12), pages 14643-14660, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:25:y:2023:i:12:d:10.1007_s10668-022-02682-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02682-z
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