The Role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Environmental Quality: An Empirical Analysis for South Asian Economies

Abstract

: Present study is an attempt to provide an in-depth understanding of the relationship between ICT, financialdevelopment, governance effectiveness, and COE nexus in selected South Asian countries. The data were acquiredfrom WDI and applied FMOLS, DOLS, FEOLS methods of estimation for the period 1995-2019. It is observed thatICT has negative while financial development has a positive impact on COE in the case of four South Asianeconomies. Concerning the impact of governance on COE, it is observed that governance effectiveness is negativelyassociated with COE. It is evident from the empirical analysis that COE can be mitigated with effective governancepolicies.