China Center for Special Economic Zone Research, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Jan;29(1):457-467. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-15693-6. Epub 2021 Jul 31.
The role of government size and digitization in the process of environmental quality is a matter of considerable debate in the field of environmental economics. BRICS economies have suffered from environmental pollution. This paper scrutinizes that how CO emissions respond to government size and digitization in BRICS economies. Empirical estimates of the ARDL approach show that government size has a positive impact on CO in Brazil, India, and China, while negative impact on CO in Russia in the long run. The long-run estimates reveal a negative and significant effect of digitization on CO in Brazil, India, and China. Education and e-learning activities have a favorable and crucial role played in environmental quality in Brazil, India, and China. Based on these findings, BRICS authorities should improve the efficiency of government expenditures and invest more in digitization to improve the quality of the environment.
政府规模和数字化在环境质量过程中的作用是环境经济学领域的一个重要争论点。金砖国家经济深受环境污染之苦。本文考察了 CO 排放如何响应金砖国家经济中的政府规模和数字化。ARDL 方法的实证估计表明，从长期来看，政府规模对巴西、印度和中国的 CO 排放有正向影响，而对俄罗斯的 CO 排放有负向影响。长期估计显示，数字化对巴西、印度和中国的 CO 排放有负向和显著的影响。教育和电子学习活动在巴西、印度和中国的环境质量方面发挥了有利和关键的作用。基于这些发现，金砖国家当局应该提高政府支出的效率，并加大对数字化的投资，以改善环境质量。
