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- Agricultural Land, Sustainable Food and Crop Productivity: An Empirical Analysis on Environmental Sustainability as a Moderator from the Economy of ChinaPublication . Fahmida Laghari; Farhan Ahmed; Babar Ansari; Paulo Jorge Silveira FerreiraThe availability of agricultural land is central to stimulating reserves in sustainable food and crop production amidst accelerating economic sustainability and growth. Therefore, this article aims to investigate the influence of agricultural land (AGL) on food production (FP) and crop production (CP) with the linkage of environmental sustainability (ES) as a moderator from 1990 to 2021 for the economy of China with the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing estimation model. Our findings showed that the ARDL model estimates the long-term and short-term joint matching relationships between agricultural land and the independent variables in the model, which is a statistically significant outcome. Therefore, in the long term, the food and crop production adjustment for speed to steadiness was huge as it was projected at 1.337%, 53.6%, 133.5%, and 37.4%, respectively, in all the models, which shows that the adjustment for speed of models is a good post-shock association process. We found evidence for a significant and positive relationship between agricultural land and food and crop production in ordinary least square (OLS) estimation, which also ensured the outcomes of the primary model. Furthermore, Toda–Yamamoto Granger causality test estimation found reverse causality between food production (FP) and crop production (CP) and showed evidence of the conservation hypothesis. We found bidirectional causality between food production and agricultural land and between crop production and agricultural land, which shows evidence of the feedback hypothesis. Additionally, the empirical findings of a robustness check with fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) techniques showed consistency with the investigations of ARDL estimation in the long run, ensuring the validity and strength of the primary outcomes. Overall, the present paper brings fresh knowledge about agricultural land use, and food and crop production to promote environmental sustainability
- Does Climate Policy Uncertainty Abate Financial Inclusion? An Empirical Analysis Through the Lens of Institutional Quality and GovernancePublication . Aamir Aijaz Syed; Sajid Hussain Mirani; Muhammad Abdul Kamal; Paulo Jorge Silveira FerreiraEnvironmental sustainability concerns have led to an increased focus on climate finance, resulting in substantial investments to boost financial sector development. However, recently, climate initiatives have encountered multiple policy uncertainties. This study aims to empirically investigate the impact of U.S. climate policy uncertainty (CPU) on Indian financial inclusion, in addition to exploring the moderating role of institutional quality on the aforementioned relationship. To achieve the above objectives, we first constructed two separate indexes for financial inclusion using the weighted method and principal component analysis. Next, to empirically estimate the above relationship, we employed the two-step system-generalized method of moments (Sys-GMM) and the sequential (two-stage) linear panel data model (SELPDM) on the sample data from 2000–2022. The Sys-GMM estimate test validated that climate policy uncertainty negatively influences India’s financial inclusion. However, institutional regulation and governance assist in moderating the negative influence of U.S. climate policy uncertainty on Indian financial inclusion initiatives. Furthermore, the study also confirmed that various dimensions of institutional regulation and governance exert a positive and significant effect on financial inclusion. Finally, the study validates that economic growth and technological advancement assist financial inclusion initiatives in India. The study is an original work and offers several policy recommendations.
- Nexus Between Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Risk Mitigation: Evidence from Chinese Listed FirmsPublication . Waqas Haider; Fayaz Hussain Tunio; Muhammad Usman Arshad; Paulo Jorge Silveira FerreiraThis study examines how corporate sustainability reporting affects the corporate risk-taking of Chinese firms based on a sample size of 5356 companies for the period 2011– 2023. We examined the overall impact of CSR on CRT, as well as the individual impact of CSR subcomponents such as environmental (CESR), social (CSSR), and governance (CGSR). We further examined how this relationship is affected by moderating variables such as employees’ education and financial flexibility. We used the PCSE technique for cross-sectional dependence and heteroscedasticity in our analysis. But to ensure robustness and address the potential endogeneity, we used the 2SLS and two-step system GMM dynamic panel methods. This study also checks the mechanism analysis and heterogeneity analysis based on revenue growth and firm sizes, respectively. The results states that CSR and its subcomponents (CESR, CSSR, and CGSR) reduce the CRT of the Chinese companies, and this reducing impact becomes stronger when moderated by the employees’ education and financial flexibility of the firms. These results show why sustainability reporting and practices are important for reducing CRT. This research underscores the need for firms to adopt sustainable corporate governance frameworks and highlights the pivotal role of organizational factors in reinforcing the risk-reducing benefits of sustainability initiativ
- People Category of UN SDGs 2030 and Sustainable Economic Growth in Asia and the Pacific RegionPublication . Muhammad Sajjad Ashraf; Farhan Ahmed; Shazia Kousar; Paulo Jorge Silveira Ferreira; Dora Maria Fortes de Almeida