Natural resources volatility, political risk and economic performance: Evidence from quantile-on-quantile regression

Shi Tang, Yechi Ma and Mehmet Altuntaş

Resources Policy, 2022, vol. 78, issue C

Abstract: The growing concerns regarding natural resources volatility (TNR) and CO2 emissions in relation to economic performance attract the attention of scholars and policy-makers. In this regard, the current study investigated both TNR and CO2 along with the political risk index (PRI) in the case of China. The study used a novel approach, Quantile-on-Quantile regression methods, to capture the influence of each variable at different quantiles covering the period from 1988 to 2020. The examined results revealed that TNR, PRI, and CO2 emissions are positively but weakly associated with economic performance in China. The nexus is found weaker regarding the magnitude at lower quantiles while stronger at upper quantiles. Moreover, the frequency domain causality suggests that TNR significantly causes economic performance in the medium and the long run. At the same time, PRI is found to significantly cause economic performance in the long run only. In contrast, CO2 emissions are found to significantly cause economic performance in the short-run, medium-run, and long-run. Based on the empirical findings, the current study recommends policies to minimize volatility in natural resources, strengthen political and financial sectors, improve institutional quality, and efficient use of fossil fuels to promote economic performance while reducing environmental hazards.

Keywords: Natural resources volatility; Economic performance; Political risk; Quantile-on-Quantile; Frequency domain causality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102842

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