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{"title":"Contribution of road transport infrastructure in mitigating the inward–immiserizing growth in Cameroon: An externality approach in computable general equilibrium analysis","authors":"Rodrigue Nobosse Tchoffo ,&nbsp;Claude Matsop Dounya ,&nbsp;Paul Tadzong Mouafo ,&nbsp;Severin Sezine Tchio","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The issue of immiserizing growth has been largely discussed in the literature since 1958. It describes a country context contending with high volume of exports relatively to its imports on the international market that benefits from high economic growth but losses in households’ welfare. This study aims to investigate the contribution of transport infrastructure to tackle immiserizing growth in developing countries, focusing on the Cameroon economy, a contending with a significant lack in the development of road transport infrastructure. Further, the study enriches the debate on the wider economic impacts, closely related to immiserizing growth. The loss of welfare is observed upstream to the investigations, as a response to the application of two types of fiscal policies: the import tariff and the capital income tax. Through a dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model, the effect of road transport infrastructure is explored, using the externalities approach. This is an innovative methodology recently applied to access the economic impacts of infrastructure investment making a difference between productive and non-productive infrastructure investments. The findings reveal that productive transport infrastructure not only reduces the wider economic impact by improving households’ welfare but also enhances economic growth. A 10 percent increase in road transport infrastructure investment funded by import tariff leads to a welfare improvement of 1.94% and 1.66% in both short and long terms compared to respective losses of 0.58% and 0.15% if the generated financial funds are allocated in non-productive infrastructure such as monuments, defense etc. The similar tendency is observed for the capital income tax funding. Thus, policymakers are recommended to accentuate the road construction, in order to shorten the complex interplay between public decisions and households’ living conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100298"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research on provincial implied carbon emissions in China under the shared responsibility driven by new quality productivity: A new approach","authors":"Yingying Du ,&nbsp;Haibin Liu ,&nbsp;Hui Huang ,&nbsp;Jiazeng Zhang ,&nbsp;Yajie Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100303","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100303","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The allocation of responsibility for carbon emissions among involved parties has garnered significant attention. This study proposes a comprehensive sharing coefficient methodology known as CVAT (direct carbon emissions, value added, and technology level) to enhance the accuracy and equity of responsibility sharing driven by the new productivity standard. This study utilizes the environmental expansion multi-region input-output (EEMRIO) model to assess China's implicit provincial carbon emissions over the previous two decades. The study investigates the characteristics of the implied carbon transfer network using social network analysis (SNA) techniques. Key findings include: (1) The CVAT method's determination of responsibility sharing coefficients aligns with fairness and efficiency principles, resulting in a more equitable distribution of implied carbon emission responsibilities conducive to achieving fair carbon emission reduction. (2) Over the research period, national implied carbon emissions exhibited an upward trajectory, increasing from 3.305 billion tons in 2002 to 9.726 billion tons in 2017, with Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangsu provinces ranking among the top emitters in China. (3) Eastern coastal and western regions function as net carbon transfer out regions, while the central, northeast, and southwest regions act as net carbon transfer in regions. (4) The implied carbon transfer network demonstrated relative stability throughout the study period, with Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu, and Inner Mongolia emerging as major carbon transfer provinces. The study's outcomes hold significant implications for the impartial and accurate assessment of carbon emission responsibilities and the advancement of global carbon emission reduction efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100303"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188824001527/pdfft?md5=94b85ce97fa97c0a5e25a4979d2c7282&pid=1-s2.0-S2666188824001527-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developing customer service quality: Influences of job stress and management process alignment in banking industry","authors":"Long Kim ,&nbsp;Pattarawadee Maijan ,&nbsp;Sook Fern Yeo","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100311","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100311","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Job stress and management process alignment can influence work attitudes and productivity; however, there is still no empirical evidence addressing how these factors influence customer service quality in banking industry. Thus, this research aims to explore how job stress and management process alignment influence commitment and employee performance which develop customer service quality. 650 bank employees who were working at different banks in Cambodia were asked to join the survey process via a survey questionnaire. Researchers applied a path analysis technique to analyze the collected data. This research found that job stress and management process alignment significantly influenced organizational commitment. Meanwhile, job stress, management process alignment, and organizational commitment significantly influenced employee performance. Furthermore, customer service quality was significantly influenced by employee performance, except organizational commitment. Finally, employee performance mediated the relationship between organizational commitment and customer service quality. These key findings revealed workers’ insights which could be an evidence-based strategy for banks to issue an effective working policy to develop better customer service quality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100311"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188824001606/pdfft?md5=4866b9398b9915cf9f763e98dbb0e807&pid=1-s2.0-S2666188824001606-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation and prediction of water-energy-food nexus under land use changes in the Yellow River Basin, China","authors":"Yikun Zhang ,&nbsp;Yongsheng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Scientific understanding of the changes in the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus is crucial for regional development. As the spatial foundation of human activities, land use plays a pivotal role in shaping WEF nexus relations. However, little research has fully explored the impacts of land use changes within the WEF nexus from the human activities perspective. In this study, a novel theoretical framework was developed according to the logic flow “human activities-land use–WEF nexus”. Based on the LUI, the WEF score, and the ICCD between land use changes and WEF, the WEF score of various scenarios was forecasted using the ARIMA model. The findings revealed the various land use structures and LUI among nine provinces, with more intensive land use in lower reaches. During two decades, a discernible increase in both WEF system scores and ICCD was found in YRB. The WEF scores of all provinces had surpassed the threshold of 0.3 for two decades, and Inner Mongolia grew the fastest from 0.223 to 0.524. The ICCD of nine provinces evolved with fluctuations, from an imminent unbalanced or near coordination level in 2000 to primary coordination or moderate coordination level in 2020. The optimal land use scenarios varied across provinces, attributed to factors such as resource and environmental constraints (Qinghai and Sichuan), specialized agriculture or industry (Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia), differentiated zonal characteristics (Shaanxi and Shanxi), and rapid industrialization and urbanization (Henan and Shandong). To attain sustainable development within the YRB, it is imperative to formulate differentiated land use strategies in each province, and universal strategies should also be established for each land use type.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100307"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188824001564/pdfft?md5=53bc99c46b607a55daee231a043f4263&pid=1-s2.0-S2666188824001564-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Raising the future together: Assessing the impact of the Chics program on primary caregivers in low-income daycares","authors":"Antoinette van der Merwe ,&nbsp;Catherine Senyolo ,&nbsp;Attie van Niekerk","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100306","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100306","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Parental involvement in a child's school is crucial during early childhood, a critical period for skill-forming and neurodevelopment. However, the impact of early childhood programs on parents is understudied. This study evaluates the Chics program – which includes teacher training, an improved curriculum, and support meetings – on parental involvement in low-income daycares in South Africa, focusing on parents’ wellbeing, unity, knowledge, and agency. Focus groups and surveys with 126 parents showed the program had positive changes in parental unity, life satisfaction, and agency, encouraging community projects. The results could advice other programs to cost-effectively increase parental involvement in daycare centres.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100306"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142324082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Embracing multi-functionality in European infrastructure projects: A system of systems perspective","authors":"Johan Ninan ,&nbsp;Yirang Lim ,&nbsp;Hans de Boer ,&nbsp;Ossi Pesamaa ,&nbsp;Maarten Van Acker ,&nbsp;Eva Schwab ,&nbsp;Johannes Bernsteiner ,&nbsp;Peter Soderholm ,&nbsp;Marcel Hertogh","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100308","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100308","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Infrastructure projects undergo multiple changes throughout their lifecycle, adapting to new mobilities, technologies and environments. We build on the System of Systems (SoS) theoretical concept to understand the implications of such infrastructure transformations, specifically when projects move from a single purpose to hosting multiple functions. Using multiple case studies in Europe, we investigate which functions will likely be added to the original infrastructure and the rationale for adding these functions. Therefore, we expand upon the theoretical concepts of circularity, resilience, and social sustainability, wherein multifunctional infrastructure adapts, renews, and complements existing infrastructure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100308"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188824001576/pdfft?md5=fb3730a106e4c34e65dbf1af8969e2ff&pid=1-s2.0-S2666188824001576-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food security in Pakistan: Investigating the spillover effect of Russia-Ukraine conflict","authors":"Shujaat Abbas ,&nbsp;Ibrahim Alnafrah","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100300","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100300","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This is study investigates inter-connectedness of Russia-Ukraine conflict with wheat prices in Pakistan through oil prices, exchange rate, economic policy uncertainty. This objective is realized by employing cross-quantilogram, rolling window multiple correlation, and TVP-Var approaches on weekly data from 7 to 1–2021 to 9–3–2023. The estimated results of cross-quantilogram, rolling window multiple correlation reveal significant positive co-movement between Russian and Ukraine conflict and wheat prices. The major variables responsible for the spillover effect are oil prices, depreciation of exchange rate, and economic policy uncertainty. The finding urges to stabilize exchange rate and economic policy uncertainty along with finding alternative cheap energy sources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100300"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188824001497/pdfft?md5=084f8f99f4534ff356f5a0b73220dee6&pid=1-s2.0-S2666188824001497-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pathways to China's carbon neutrality and clean energy transition: Evidence from the three decades long stricter environmental regulations","authors":"Khalid Ahmed ,&nbsp;Bareerah Khan ,&nbsp;Muhammad Shahbaz","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study highlights the ongoing debate surrounding China's slow low-carbon transition despite a rapid shift towards clean energy. However, this debate is crucial for finding pathways to China's pledge to carbon neutrality. Using Auto-Regression Distributed Lag model over the time series data spanning 1990–2020, study attempts to add to the literature by exploring the nexus betwixt environmental regulations, renewable energy transition, and carbon dioxide emissions along with incumbent macroeconomic factors i.e., economic growth and trade. The findings conclude that stringent environmental regulations spur renewable energy transition and combat carbon dioxide emissions. However, energy intensive growth suggests China's priority for development targets ˗ leading to continued increase in fossil fuels despite the remarkable increase in renewable energy resources in country's total energy mix. Moreover, trade remains the crucial component of economic growth but found helping for renewable energy transition in the short-run. The two-way causality between these factors validate the regression results. Whereas the inelastic and insignificant relationship between stringent environmental regulations, renewables, and carbon dioxide emissions in the long run – highlights prospective challenges in terms of efficiency, management, and subsidy-related issues. Thus, the study suggest that trade liberalization helps the country to achieve its carbon abatement goals. However, further market based policy reforms toward stricter environmental regulations are needed for innovation driven efficiency in the energy sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100296"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266618882400145X/pdfft?md5=66180570747b6626c751d6f01087d0a7&pid=1-s2.0-S266618882400145X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do Islamic work ethics matter? Impact of aversive leadership on employees’ emotional and psychological health through the lens of conservation of resource theory","authors":"Faryal Javid ,&nbsp;Asma Gul ,&nbsp;Iram Naz ,&nbsp;Mehwish Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100309","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100309","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aversive leadership remains a relatively underexplored area in organizational behavior. This study advances the field by identifying emotional exhaustion as a key mechanism linking aversive leadership to employees’ psychological health outcomes, including psychological well-being, psychological strain, and psychological detachment. It also examines the role of Islamic work ethics (IWE) as a moderator in the relationship between aversive leadership and emotional exhaustion. Supported by conservation of resource (COR) theory, which posits that stressful workplace situations, such as aversive leadership, lead to resource depletion resulting in emotional exhaustion and poor psychological health, this study finds that individuals with strong personal resources, such as IWE, are better equipped to cope with these negative outcomes. Data were collected from 260 employees in service sector organizations of Pakistan using self-administrated questionnaires. The results supported direct and indirect effects, as well as the moderating role of IWE. This study provides valuable insights for policymakers in addressing the negative impacts of aversive leadership and offers organizations guidance on selecting and nurturing supportive and positive leaders. Such leaders can foster a healthier and more productive work environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100309"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142324087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fiscal policy and deforestation","authors":"Luccas Assis Attílio ,&nbsp;João Ricardo Faria ,&nbsp;André Rossi de Oliveira","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100305","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100305","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigate the impact of fiscal policy on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forests. We first construct a theoretical dynamic model to examine the effects of government spending and tax revenues on the environment. We then run a VAR model to test the implications of fiscal policies on Brazilian deforestation, using data from June 1998 to May 2022. Our results suggest that government expenditures reduce deforestation in both forests. Moreover, deficit-inducing and balanced-budget fiscal policy shocks have dampening effects on deforestation, with the latter being more effective. This is good news for developing countries like Brazil. They can combat deforestation through fiscal policy in a way that doesn't worsen their fiscal situation. Our findings were unaltered when we considered the effects of a simulated fiscal policy based on spending on public goods only (social assistance, science and technology, defense, education, health, national security, and transportation).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"8 ","pages":"Article 100305"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188824001540/pdfft?md5=1b992a8174f8355bbd447e71d9c0a26a&pid=1-s2.0-S2666188824001540-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}