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The impact of factors on environmental pollution in ASEAN countries: The role of institutional quality

Keyword(s)

Environment , Institutional Quality , Pollution

Author(s)

Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai, Dang Trung Tuyen, Nguyen Thị Thuy Nhung, Nguyen Thi Hong, Akhtar Rizwan, Nguyen Huu Cung.

Country(ies)

ASEAN

Publisher

Malque Publishing

Published Date

March 2025

Access

Open

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2025086

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Affiliation
1. VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, 144 Xuan Thuy, Hanoi, Viet Nam
2. International Training and Cooperation Institute, East Asia University of Technology, Trinh Van Bo Street, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam
3. Department of Economics, Karakorum International University, Gilgit, Pakistan
4. VNU School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts, Vietnam National University, Viet Nam

Abstract

The impact of institutional quality on environmental pollution in ASEAN countries is analyzed in this study. The researcher collected 250 observations from the World Bank dataset using data from 1996 to 2020. The author applied principal component analysis (PCA) and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) techniques to estimate panel data. The evidence of this study suggests that institutional quality has a negative impact on environmental pollution in the short run and a positive impact in the long run. Other macro factors, such as economic growth, trade openness, financial development, FDI, and energy consumption, have varying degrees of impact on environmental pollution. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is currently no research examining the impact of institutional quality on environmental pollution in ASEAN countries, with the institutional quality variable created from six indicators based on the WGI database by using the PCA technique.

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