The Role of Educating the Labor Force in Sustaining a Green Economy in MINT Countries: Panel Symmetric and Asymmetric Approach

Nihal Ahmed (), Adnan Ahmed Sheikh, Bilal Hassan, Sajjad Nawaz Khan, Ricardo Cosio Borda, Juan Martín Campos Huamán and Piotr Senkus
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Nihal Ahmed: Orléans Institute of Economics, Orléans University, CNRS, LEO, FRE, 2014, F-45067 Orléans, France
Adnan Ahmed Sheikh: Department of Business Administration, Air University Multan Campus, Multan 59300, Pakistan
Bilal Hassan: Institute of Management Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 59300, Pakistan
Sajjad Nawaz Khan: Department of Management Sciences, The Islamia University Bawalpur, Bawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Ricardo Cosio Borda: Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidad César Vallejo, Lima 5002, Peru
Juan Martín Campos Huamán: Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidad César Vallejo, Lima 5002, Peru

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-12

Abstract: Over the years, the economies of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey (the MINT countries) have had significant levels of economic growth. However, these countries have not been able to protect the quality of their environments simultaneously. As a result, the rising environmental indices in these nations cast a gloomy shadow over their capacity to continue their economic development. It has been shown that a more educated workforce may boost an economy’s absorption capacity and enhance the efficiency of green technology, both of which contribute to lower emissions of greenhouse gases. This article reports on research that examines the link between educating the labor force and environmental sustainability in the MINT economies. In order to conduct an empirical analysis of the data spanning the years 1995–2020, panel ARDL-PMG and NARDL-PMG techniques were used. First, the results of the ARDL-PMG demonstrate that a more highly educated workforce plays a vital role in mitigating CO 2 emissions. Moreover, the NARDL-PMG’s results demonstrate that a positive component of a highly educated workforce is a large negative influence on CO 2 emissions, whereas in the long run, the negative component of a highly educated workforce has a positive impact on CO 2 emissions over time. This article recommends that the MINT nations’ authorities boost education and training for their workforces in order to keep CO 2 emissions down.

Keywords: labor economics; sustainability; public policy; human resources; green processed; green economy; SDGs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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