Do positive and negative shocks of institutional quality affect the ecological footprint in a developing economy?
ISSN: 1747-1117
Article publication date: 29 December 2022
Issue publication date: 18 October 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The discourse on the governance and environment nexus has been an important research agenda. However, the debate on the role of institutional quality (IQ) in environmental degradation is continuous. Unlike others, this study aims to examine the asymmetric effect of IQ on the ecological footprint (EF) from 1984 to 2019 in Pakistan.
Design/methodology/approach
The nonlinear autoregressive distributive lag model is used to empirically investigate the linkage of IQ and EF.
Findings
Reported results revealed that positive shocks are negatively affecting EF and negative shocks are positively affecting EF. Findings suggest that a better IQ is substantially reducing EF, whereas energy consumption and economic growth are increasing EF.
Originality/value
This study is original and provided important information about the performance of institutions regarding the environmental concerns in Pakistan. Moreover, this study has robust policy implications.
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Acknowledgements
It is to state that the authors have no conflict of interest in publishing the accepted paper in, Social Responsibility Journal. In this regard, the authors acknowledge the decision made by the journal publication committee to finalize the first and third authors.
Citation
Hussain, M. and Mahmood, N. (2023), "Do positive and negative shocks of institutional quality affect the ecological footprint in a developing economy?", Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 19 No. 8, pp. 1365-1378. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-02-2022-0100
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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