This study endeavors to explore the bearing of financial development, political institutions,
urbanization, and trade openness on CO 2 emanations in a group of 59 less-developed …

This paper seeks to investigate the impact of foreign direct investments (FDIs) on industrial
pollution (CO _ 2, SO _ 2, NO _ x CO 2, SO 2, NO x and BOD emissions) on a large sample …

Does trade liberalization lead to the outsourcing of pollution from industrialized countries to
developing countries? According to the pollution-haven hypothesis, international trade is a …

This study attempts to relook at the pollution haven hypothesis for the G7 and BRICS
countries. The empirical analysis begins by detecting the cross-sectional dependence …

In an effort to improve air quality, developed countries are stepping up their environmental
measures. On the other hand, the level of environmental measures remains low for …

Policymakers in many developing countries are facing pressures between the needs of
environmental sustainability. In this context, the present article aims to examine the …

Being closely correlated with income and economic growth, trade openness impacts the
environmental quality through different means. The study analyzes the robustness of the …

The determinants of CO 2 emissions have attracted many researchers over the past few
decades. Most of studies, however, ignore the possibility that effect of independent variables …

In the current era, economic growth is inevitable for global prosperity but achieving
sustainable economic development is one of the significant challenges for the developing …

This paper analyzes the link between joining global value chains (GVCs) and firms'
environmental performance. Based on new survey data for firms in countries in Central Asia …