Global Supply Chain Distribution and Natural Resources in the Era of Digitalization

Abdulmuttalip Pilatin, Magdalena Radulescu (), Abdulkadir Barut, Mehmet Ragıp Görgün, Hasan Çiftçi and Hind Alofaysan
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Abdulmuttalip Pilatin: Department of Finance and Banking, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fener Street, 53100 Rize, Türkiye
Magdalena Radulescu: Department of Finance, Accounting and Economics, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Abdulkadir Barut: Department of Finance and Banking, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Fener Street, 53100 Rize, Türkiye
Mehmet Ragıp Görgün: Department of International Trade and Logistics, Harran University, 63300 Sanliurfa, Türkiye
Hasan Çiftçi: Birecik Vocational School, Harran University, 63300 Sanliurfa, Türkiye
Hind Alofaysan: Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: This study examines the effects of supply chain disruptions and ICT product exports on natural resource rents in European countries between 2004 and 2022. The findings show that strong supply chains increase natural resource rents, while ICT product exports support environmental sustainability and reduce natural resource rents. Patents reduce natural resource rents, while investments made by financial institutions in resource-intensive sectors increase natural resource rents. In addition, urban population growth was found to put pressure on natural resources, leading to a decrease in natural resource rents. Importantly, economic growth has no significant effect on natural resource rents in OECD countries.

Keywords: supply chain disruptions; natural resource rents; ICT product; urban population; patents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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