The Financial Inclusion-Environmental Quality Nexus: Do Information and Communication Technologies Make a Difference?

IF 0.7 Q4 BUSINESS

International Journal of Business and Society Pub Date : 2022-12-19 DOI:10.33736/ijbs.5185.2022

Laela Rizki Fauzia, Irwan Trinugroho, Suryanto

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Abstract

Environmental degradation occurs during the initial phase of development. However, after a turning point, the benefits of economic growth supported by the accelerated development of information and communication technology (ICT) can be used for environmental conservation. This research examines the relationship between financial inclusion, ICT, and environmental quality, including the development of ICT in influencing the relationship between financial inclusion and environmental quality. To obtain the research objectives, we used secondary data for the period 2010 to 2021 from 34 provinces in Indonesia using the panel data regression method. This finding is robust for different measures of the financial inclusion index constructed by a modified estimation model. The insights to financial inclusion and emission can be a reference for regulations that financial inclusion and ICT can be used as mitigation measures for environmental quality. Therefore, policymakers should consider the synergistic effect of financial inclusion and ICT in designing development and climate change policies.

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普惠金融与环境质量的关系:信息和通信技术会产生影响吗?

环境退化发生在发展的初始阶段。然而，在一个转折点之后，信息和通信技术(ICT)加速发展所支持的经济增长的好处可以用于环境保护。本研究考察了普惠金融、信息通信技术和环境质量之间的关系，包括信息通信技术的发展对普惠金融和环境质量之间关系的影响。为了获得研究目标，我们使用了印度尼西亚34个省2010年至2021年的二手数据，采用面板数据回归方法。这一发现对于由改进的估计模型构建的金融包容性指数的不同度量是稳健的。对普惠金融和排放的见解可作为监管的参考，将普惠金融和信息通信技术用作环境质量缓解措施。因此，决策者在制定发展和气候变化政策时应考虑普惠金融和信息通信技术的协同效应。

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International Journal of Business and Society BUSINESS-

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