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Asymmetric Impact of Green Innovation and Taxation on Environmental Sustainability in Developing Countries

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  • Dianfei Luan

    (Wuxi Vocational College of Science and Technology)

  • Hamid Mahmood

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Samia Khalid

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Bashir Ahmad Fida

    (Faculty of Business & Economics, Modern College of Business and Science)

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In developing countries, economic and technological advancements have led to macroeconomic volatility. This emphasizes how traditional linear estimation methods must take nonlinearity into account. Thus, using data from 1995 to 2019, this study investigates the asymmetric impact of green innovation and green taxation on environmental sustainability in developing countries. This is the first research to identify both symmetric and asymmetric links between these variables using the PMG-ARDL and NARDL models. The results imply that positive shocks in green innovation and green taxes encourage environmental sustainability by lowering carbon emissions. However, negative shocks from green innovation and green taxes seriously compromise sustainability by increasing emissions. This asymmetric impact is confirmed by the Wald test which shows that distinct effects on environmental sustainability in developing countries are attributed to both positive and negative shocks. The research also reveals that trade openness favorably improves environmental sustainability, but urbanization has a deleterious effect. These insights suggest that policymakers should take into account the asymmetric impacts of green innovation and taxation when devising environmental policies and allocating resources.

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  • Dianfei Luan & Hamid Mahmood & Samia Khalid & Bashir Ahmad Fida, 2025. "Asymmetric Impact of Green Innovation and Taxation on Environmental Sustainability in Developing Countries," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 16(1), pages 5216-5237, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s13132-024-01959-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-024-01959-0
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    Keywords

    Environmental sustainability; Green innovation; Green taxes; Panel NARDL; Developing countries;
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    JEL classification:

    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm

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