Rakhshanda Kousar

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated both, the determinants of ecological footprint and economic growth to explore the effectiveness of financial development, renewable energy and non-renewable energy utilization in reducing the ecological footprint level and boosting the economic growth during the period from 1990 to 2017 for 15 highest emitting countries.

TL;DR: Investigation of the causal connection between economic growth, foreign direct investment, primary and renewable energy utilization, trade openness, and ecological footprint for 33 upper-middle-income countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, and America finds an adverse impact of trade openness on ecological footprint in case of Africa and America.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the impact of trade openness and human capital on economic growth in 19 Asian countries from 1985 to 2017, and found that human capital and economic growth have a significant and positive relationship.

TL;DR: Augmented mean group results discovered that financial development and the energy utilization significantly enhance the pollution level, while tourism sector reduces the environmental deficit, but these findings do not validate the EKC hypothesis.

TL;DR: In this paper, the impacts of participation in off-farm work and land tenancy contracts on the intensity of investment in soil-improving measures and farm productivity were examined for 341 rural households in Punjab province of Pakistan.