Analyzing the role of income inequality and political stability in environmental degradation: Evidence from South Asia

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dc.authoridhussain, bilal/0000-0002-1494-7583
dc.contributor.authorPata, Ugur Korkut
dc.contributor.authorYilanci, Veli
dc.contributor.authorHussain, Bilal
dc.contributor.authorNaqvi, Syed Asif Ali
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:31:17Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:31:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSouth Asian economies have experienced considerable growth over the last two decades, which has brought with it a number of problems. Despite the rapid growth, income inequality has increased in South Asia and political instability continues mainly due to territorial disputes between Pakistan and India. In addition to these factors, the increase in population and energy consumption has also contributed to the environmental problems in South Asia. Therefore, there is a need to analyze the role of income inequality and political stability in environmental degradation and thus take measures to prevent irreversible environmental consequences. In this background, this study examines the role of income inequality and political stability on environmental degradation in four South Asian countries (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). For this purpose, the study employs second-generation panel data approaches on a Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology model (STIRPAT). Based on annual data for the period 2002-2016, the empirical results show that economic growth, income inequality, urbanization, and financial development increase the ecological footprint, while political stability and renewable energy utilization help to reduce environmental degradation. The findings of the panel causality test also suggest unidirectional causality from urbanization, renewable energy, economic growth, and income inequality to ecological footprint. According to these findings, ensuring political stability, reducing income inequality, and promoting renewable energy are essential policy instruments for sustainable and green development in four South Asian countries. (c) 2022 International Association for Gondwana Research. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.gr.2022.02.009
dc.identifier.endpage29
dc.identifier.issn1342-937X
dc.identifier.issn1878-0571
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85126107294
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage13
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.02.009
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/23072
dc.identifier.volume107
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000794109200002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofGondwana Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectEcological footprint
dc.subjectIncome inequality
dc.subjectPanel data analysis
dc.subjectPolitical stability
dc.subjectRenewable energy
dc.subjectSouth Asian countries
dc.titleAnalyzing the role of income inequality and political stability in environmental degradation: Evidence from South Asia
dc.typeArticle

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