Non-linear threshold effect of financial development on renewable energy consumption: evidence from panel smooth transition regression approach

Financial development is identified as one of the significant factors that affect energy consumption and has been widely discussed in the literature. However, the association between financial development and renewable energy consumption is still at its earlier stage and is limitedly explored. There...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2020-09, Vol.27 (25), p.32034-32047
Main Authors: Raza, Syed Ali, Shah, Nida, Qureshi, Muhammad Asif, Qaiser, Shahzad, Ali, Ramsha, Ahmed, Farhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Earth and Environmental Science
Econometrics
Economic development
Economic growth
Ecotoxicology
Energy consumption
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Regression models
Renewable energy
Renewable resources
Research Article
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Financial development is identified as one of the significant factors that affect energy consumption and has been widely discussed in the literature. However, the association between financial development and renewable energy consumption is still at its earlier stage and is limitedly explored. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the non-linear association between financial development and renewable energy consumption in the top renewable energy consumption countries. The study utilized the newly introduced econometric technique panel smooth transition regression (PSTR) model with two regimes on annual panel data consisted of years 1997–2017. The result confirmed that all the financial development indicators increase renewable energy consumption but affect renewable energy consumption differently. Moreover, the economic growth and industrial structure showed a positive and significant association in both regimes, whereas the population showed a negative relationship with renewable energy consumption in a low growth regime but the association becomes positive in high growth regimes. The study suggested several policies for the top renewable consumption countries.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-09520-7