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Examining the potential role of ICT diffusion on green growth: does financial development matter in BRICS economies?
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Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2023 Mar; Vol. 30 (13), pp. 38582-38591. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 30. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Green growth refers to the economic growth strategy, which is less detrimental to natural assets, predominantly the environment. Therefore, the main motive of investment and innovation activities should be to attain economic growth while sustainably utilizing natural assets. In this regard, we aim to explore whether ICT diffusion and financial development matter for attaining green economic growth in BRICS economies. The long-run autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) results show that internet development exerts a positive influence on green growth in four BRICS economies excluding India. However, the long-run estimates of mobile cellular subscriptions are positive only in Russia and China. On the other side, the increase in bank credit and insurance premium also contributes to the long-run green economic growth in almost all BRICS economies. Policymakers should focus on the increased use of ICT in the economy that would replace the physical resources in the economy with information resources. Besides, financial services should be provided to individuals and small and medium enterprises involved in green consumption and production activities.<br /> (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Investments
China
India
Carbon Dioxide analysis
Economic Development
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1614-7499
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Environmental science and pollution research international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36585576
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-24894-6