Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 210094, Nanjing, China
  • 2 School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 210094, Nanjing, China. huaming@njust.edu.cn
  • 3 Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • 4 Department of Management Sciences, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 5 Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism, and Wellness, University Malaysia Kelantan, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
  • 6 Faculty of Business Administration, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
PMID: 34731420 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16834-7

Abstract

It is observed that an educated labor force can increase the absorption capacity of the economy and improve the effectiveness of green technologies that lead to a reduction in potential CO2 emissions. The study investigates whether an educated labor force contributes to the management of the green economy or not in BRCS economies. Panel ARDL-PMG and NARDL-PMG approaches have been employed for empirical analysis for data ranging from 1995 to 2019. According to the ARDL-PMG results, a highly educated labor force contributes to alleviating CO2 emissions in the long run. In contrast, the findings of NARDL-PMG infer that positive component of a highly educated labor force has a significant negative impact on CO2 emissions, while negative component of a highly educated labor force has a positive impact on CO2 emissions in the long run. The study suggests that BRCS countries' policymakers should promote education and training for the labor force to maintain a reduction in CO2 emissions.

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