
Magdalena RadulescuNational University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Magdalena Radulescu
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World's Top 2% Scientists' List Standford University
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This study aims to investigate the influence of information and communication technologies (ICT), renewable energy, trade openness, and economic growth on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Finland from 1990 to 2020. To achieve the objective of this study, the present study employs correlation analysis, multicollinearity approach, unit root tests, c...
Climate Change (CC) induced natural disasters, with the probable increase in duration, frequency, and intensity, are poised to expose globally millions of people to significant risks. These climate shifts are expected to have adverse effects on agricultural lands, leading to hurts in the production of crops and livestock hence threatening livelihoo...
In recent decades, the rising challenges posed by climate change have prompted investors to take a keen interest in green assets and incorporate them into their portfolios to achieve optimal returns. Therefore, this paper explores the static and dynamic connectedness between renewable energy stocks (Solar, Wind and Geothermal), green cryptocurrenci...
This study aims to examine the landscape transformation and temperature dynamics using multiple spectral indices. The processes of temporal fluctuations in the land surface temperature is strongly related to the morphological features of the area in which the temperature is determined, and the given factors significantly affect the thermal properti...
In recent years, policymakers have increasingly focused on both environmental quality and eco-nomic growth. While various factors influence green growth, two important factors that have been overlooked in research are the global innovation index and the fragile states index. This study employs novel methods, such as Necessary Condition Analysis (NC...
This research intends to examine how renewable energy consumption and natural resource rents affect the environmental impact of consumption in Switzerland. Along with renewable energy and natural resources, the study considers Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and participatory democracy as other independent variables of interest. The...
In smart grid management, precise stability prediction is a complicated task that adds to the effective allocation of resources with grid stability. Specifically, demand-side management is considered an essential element of the overall Smart Grids system. Hence, predicting future energy demands is crucial to regulating consumption by aligning utili...
This study examines the dynamic relationships between renewable energy consumption (REC), GDP or economic growth (EG), financial development (FD), and green innovation (GI) in eight MENA countries during the period of 1996 to 2021 through the lens of lobbying effect, sustainability, and energy transition theories. Employing FMOLS, DOLS, and CCR est...
This study evaluated the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation on income inequality in the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). The study thoroughly examined the moderating role of structural factors and women's empowerment on the effect of AI and automation using desktop research that included 75 journa...
"Industrial quantum computing" (IQC) covers the applications of quantum computing innovations in general industry and industry 4.0. This book presents the application of quantum computations to the financial sector, medical services, the logistics industry, and the manufacturing industry.
Since the Industrial Revolution, the globe has witnessed several challenges, and environmental degradation (ED) has become prominent. Thus, to deal with such environmental issues, the world has introduced several initiatives, including the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In such environmental condi...
Sustainable development constitutes a comprehensive framework that integrates various economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Within this paradigm, the environmental aspect assumes particular a prominence. In this context, we focus on the relationship between pro-environmental policies and sustainable development in China, the world’s large...
This study examined the relationship between Land Surface Temperature and various spectral indices in Dera
Ghazi Khan division of Pakistan to assess landscape characteristics and ecological health. This study used satellite
images to detect temperature variation and urbanization-influenced land cover patterns using remote sensing
data during 2013–2...
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the nexus between economic growth and environmental degradation, with a specific focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It leverages a dataset spanning from 1991 to 2021, encompassing all 12 member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The investigation includes a wide array of sta...
China and the United States have the highest demand for fossil fuel energy for transportation and power generation, which promotes growth while also damaging the environment. Policymakers, and environmental scientists, are increasingly interested in understanding key strategies to improve energy efficiency to mitigate fossil fuel energy demand and...
The world is facing crucial challenges such as environmental degradation, social inequality, and slow economic growth due to the transformative era. These challenges constitute a significant barrier to unlocking the world’s full potential. In response, inclusive green growth (IGG) has emerged as a focal point in global discourse due to the pivotal...
Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using ChatGPT for a practically important but under-researched task in the scientific literature: the preliminary search and identification of potential business partners or counterparties.
Design/Methodology/Approach
An experiment was conducted where ChatGPT was tasked with suggesting ten d...
To investigate the diversification of energy consumption in 65 countries during 2019, this study utilizes the Shannon-Wiener index (SWI), Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA), and Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (FsQCA). According to the NCA model, all variables, except FSI, have the necessary conditions for the energy consumption diversif...
Sustainable construction technologies play a significant role in improving living standards and the human comfort by contributing to the smart and sustainable cities. However, endorsing sustainable construction technologies is difficult for developing nations. This research identified the primary motivators and examined their influence on the adopt...
Supply chain management is changing rapidly due to increasing complexity, uncertain demand, and the requirement for sustainable methods. Advanced technologies like Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory networks (BiLSTM) and Convolutional Neural Networks can enhance supply chain processes. This paper propose integration of convolutional neural networ...
Forests are essential in mitigating climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide and maintaining ecosystems, mainly through preserving biodiversity. For this reason, the sustainability of forests is essential for human life. This paper examines the role of biomass energy consumption, forest product trade, and economic growth on Finland’s forest footp...
This study examines the intricate relationship between economic growth and environmental deg-radation in Europe via the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). Our results contest the traditional inverted U-shape model of the Environmental Kuznets Curve, indicating that the theory may not be consistently applicable across European countries. Utilizing C...
This study investigates how emission trading systems can diminish the ecological
footprint in the European Union bloc by considering the contribution of eco-friendly
technology and ecological governance through another market-based intervention (i.e., environmental tax). Using PQARDL in the 26 EU members for data during 2011-2021, the study demonst...
The growing demand for companies to adopt environmentally sustainable and ethical practices has led to a greater focus on the organization's environmental, social, and governance accomplishments. This study aims to investigate the relationship between environmental social and governance (ESG) and corporate financial risk (CFR) on corporate finance...
Considering the actual climate challenges, pollution should be reduced in Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) from the European Union (EU). The main objective of this paper is to assess the impact of energy poverty and renewable energy consumption (REC) on pollution in 10 CEE countries, EU member states, during 2005–2022. The results bas...
The topic of environmental taxation is becoming increasingly significant, particularly in its role in promoting sustainable development. Environmental tax policy can be used as an active tool for improving environmental quality and economic development. The primary aim of the study is to detect which environmental tax revenues influence the economi...
This paper aims to scrutinize the effect of Green technology innovation, digitalization, renewable energy use, environmental taxes, GDP, energy prices, and population on energy efficiency in a panel comprising 22 member nations of the European Union. Using the generalized least squares and the panel-corrected standard error, we found (1) the positi...
The EU transition to green economy and digital transformation plays a crucial role in achieving sustainable development with direct interest in allocating the necessary financial resources. In this framework, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of e-government and natural resources rents on financial and human development as proxies for...
The ecological environment is at great risk due to economic activities owing to investments, rapid industrialization, and energy resources depletion, which pose significant environmental challenges globally. Recent research has emphasized on the crucial role of green energy consumption (GEN) and green technology innovation in attaining environmenta...
The study aims to fill a critical gap in understanding the multifaceted impact of various economic and environmental factors on sustainability within the BRICS+1 nations. Rapid industrialization and urbanization in these BRICS countries have led to significant environmental challenges, necessitating a comprehensive examination of the effectiveness...
This study evaluates the factors contributing to carbon emissions in China between 2002 and 2021, considering the impact of GDP growth, shocks in oil prices, trade liberalization, and energy use. Using the dynamic simulated ARDL (SARDL) model, we indicate a long-term link between trade liberalization, oil prices (WTI) shocks, GDP growth, energy use...
Enhancing energy efficiency is a very effective for supporting environmental sustainability. Financial inclusion and technological innovation are newly cited as dominant factors for environmental sustainability in emerging economies. Against this background, this study investigated how financial inclusion and technological innovation affected energ...
Taking into account the contributions of economic performance (GDP), urbanization (URB), industrial structure (IND), and renewable energy consumption (REC), this paper examines the impact of green technology innovation (GTE), energy efficiency (EF), and environmental regulation (ER) on CO2 emissions in Chinese provinces from 2010 to 2020. Using the...
Successfully integrating renewable energy sources depends on eco-friendliness, financial technology, and economic growth (GDP). This paper examines the dynamic effect of innovative financial and green technology on renewable energy for 38 emerging economies from 2006 to 2021. Using the dynamic First-difference Generalized Method of Moments (FD-GMM)...
This study investigates the dynamic effect of resource productivity and green technologies on renewable energy use in 28 middle-income countries from 2006 to 2022 using MMQR, QR, and Causality techniques. Results suggested that green technology innovation substantially influences renewable energy use. Second, the significant positive coefficients s...
China's rapid technological advancement and the growth of its tech sector have raised concerns about their impact on environmental sustainability. The current analysis aims to contribute to the existing literature by offering a fresh perspective on China's environmental sustainability, as the existing literature tends to overlook the role of the si...
Various natural and anthropogenic activities such as climate change, urbanization and industrialization play a vital role in changing the land characteristics. These changes does not only affect the human lives and activities, but also results in tremendous decrease in agricultural productivity and arable land. Thus, the purpose of this study is to...
In smart grid management, precise stability prediction is a complicated task that adds to the effective allocation of resources with grid stability. Specifically, demand-side management is considered an essential element of the overall Smart Grids system. Hence, predicting future energy demands is crucial to regulating consumption by aligning utili...
The pandemic has brought economic and social challenges to society, policymakers, financial market investors and firms. The current study aims to shed light on the financial aspects of COVID-19 during the first wave in 2020. In doing so, the study aims to explore the association between COVID-19 cases, oil prices, and the stock market returns (Stan...
The study aims to investigate the effect of governance quality on economic growth and government consumption in Sub-Saharan African countries. Balanced dynamic panel data for 36 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2011 to 2022 were analyzed using GMM and Driscoll-Kraay regressions. In addition to the fact that there is no study in the literature tha...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers globally transitioned to distance learning, presenting significant challenges, particularly in developing countries. In that sense, the study investigates the usefulness and satisfaction (US) of distance learning (DL) among accounting students in Serbian public universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rese...
Due to speedily changing surroundings and market opportunities, a firm’s digital infrastructure is becoming increasingly significant as it performs a vital role in enhancing its innovation performance and equals viable benefits to the digital divide. The firm’s success is mainly dependent on its novelty and ability to innovate. The pivotal role of...
Electricity load prediction plays a vital role in energy management. The necessity of combining scattered sustainable energy power generation channels and other substitute resource action plans into distribution grid networks is rising due to the 4.1% rise in world electricity in 2021. The utilisation of probability power generators and energy stor...
This paper is the first comprehensive research to examine the effect of circular economy on environment employing two environmental degradation indicators (CO2 emissions, ecological footprint) and one environmental quality indicator (load capacity factor) for 57 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries during 2000–2019. The effect of other variable...
Climate change presents a substantial impediment for the global community and prompts policymakers worldwide to prioritize environmental goals when defining national development strategies. Prioritizing these goals is particularly challenging for governments of developing economies still relying on fossil fuels, foreign capital, and industry contri...
Improving technical efficiency is crucial in order to address the persistent decrease in ecology over an extended period of time. Furthermore, the concept of green financing has emerged as a significant mechanism for funding various issues relating to the environment. Energy-related uncertainty has substantial influence on the energy industry and t...
In recent years, the convergence of digitalization, natural resources, and globalization has profoundly influenced eco-innovations in European economies, emphasizing their significance in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). Additionally, digitalization enables smart infrastructure and facilitates a circular economy. Furthermore, natural...
Pakistan has challenging energy-related economic concerns, including accessibility, affordability, and sustainability, all of which significantly impact the country's economic development and growth prospects. This study seeks to uncover the intricate link between energy use, power costs, urbanization, alternative energy consumption, and economic d...
We investigate the relationship between financial development and environmental quality during 1996-2019 in a panel analysis of 40 European countries, of which 28 EU and 12 non-EU member countries. We built four empirical models to check the connection between financial development and environmental degradation while controlling for GDP growth, tra...
Free movement of production factors in the enlarged EU has led to immigration flows from East to West and from South to North with a significant impact on EU labor markets. Fiscal federalism also determined large immigration flows into EU area and affected unemployment rate in the EU countries. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of...
This article investigates the dynamic impact of green energy consumption (GE), financial inclusion (FI), and military spending (MS) on environmental sustainability (ES) by utilizing a sample of 121 countries from 2003 to 2022. The dataset is divided into high-income, upper-middle income and low and lower-middle-income countries. We employed a two-s...
The objective of this study is to investigate the complex relationship between key economic indicators and their impact on carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) within the G20 nations. The study utilizes advanced econometric techniques, including co-integration, PMG, LSDV, dynamic and fully modified OLS, to analyze the relationships between GDP, industria...
This study analyses the impact of GDP per capita, domestic credit, savings, and population on the environment in Pakistan from 1995 to 2019. The country has consistently been ranked eighth, fifth, and eight as an environmentally vulnerable nation from 1998 to 2017, 1999 to 2018, and 2000 to 2019, respectively. Therefore, the study explores the role...
This study investigates the dynamic effect of digital government on natural resource management in 30 Chinese provinces, considering the government intervention policies, GDP, foreign direct investment, trade openness, and energy prices. In this context, QLARDL, QR, and Dumitrescu Hurlin Panel Causality approach estimate the panel data collected fr...
There is a long-standing debate among the scholars over the convergence versus divergence of regional growth rate of per capita income in India. The present study tries to resolve this debate in the light of latest available data by using Beta-convergence analysis in panel data framework. The results indicate to the presence of unconditional diverg...
Governments internationally strive to balance environmental health and economic development. Modern economies, specifically emerging ones, emphasize the importance of eco-friendly progress, where the ecological footprint is limited by the pace of economic growth. The ecological footprint denotes both the trajectory of natural resource extraction in...
The green economy has become increasingly important in the modern world due to growing concerns about environmental degradation and climate change. Digital innovation is an important tool for driving the green economy and overcoming ecological degradation. This chapter explores the role of the digital innovation for green economy to overcome ecolog...
This paper evaluates the impact of the National Renewable Energy Action Plans
(NREAP) that was prepared under the (2009/28/EC) Directive of the European
Commission by using Türkiye as a case study. We aimed to reveal the causal impacts of the plan on renewable energy generation based on different technologies such as hydro, wind, and solar, along w...
Smart, secure, and environmentally friendly smart cities are all the rage in urban planning. Several technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing, are used to develop smart cities. Early and accurate fire detection in a Smart city is always desirable and motivates the research community to create a more efficient model. D...
This paper examined the long period and short period interdependence among CO2
emissions, life expectancy, and economic growth in 45 Sub-Saharan African (SSA)
countries from 1991 to 2020. To secure the legitimacy and credibility of our results, we employed modern econometric techniques, including cross-sectional dependence, Panel Dynamic Ordinary L...
Mineral extraction and use are vital to the world economy and industrial and energy
industries. Environmental implications and the limited nature of many mineral
resources have made mineral extraction sustainability a major issue. Deep learning
and FinTech have provided creative answers to these problems in recent years. This
presentation discusses...
This paper focuses on the oil and gas sector because of its direct exposure to the complete range of ESG challenges, as well as strong pressure to change business models due to the energy transition. We investigate the ESG scores of a sample of global companies in this sector and their relationship to stock market performance and to the ESG intensi...
Organizations want to enhance sales via improved purchases. Therefore, they want higher purchase intentions. With the current green marketing wave, stakeholders need green facilitations from the organizations. In the current era of heightened awareness towards environmental issues, stakeholders are demanding green initiatives from organizations. Co...
Many EU countries have disparities in fiscal taxes and social security contributions, which result in uneven ways for the governments to deploy their financial help. With this assistance, the member states will be able to overcome the pandemic's blockade, which has severely affected every nation. As the unemployment rate hit an all-time high, the s...
This research delineates the dynamic interactions among industrialization, green growth initiatives, the uptake of renewable energy, and the processes of globalization within the context of newly industrialized countries (NICs), with a particular focus on their collective and individual impacts on the ecological footprint. Employing an extensive da...
Understanding the complex interactions between the economy and the environment is crucial for promoting sustainable development and mitigating the negative impact of human activities on the Planet. The main objective of this study is to investigate and model the relationship between CO2 emissions, economic growth, electricity consumption, and trade...
Balancing environmental objectives with energy security poses a significant challenge for Central and Eastern European (CEE) economies undergoing substantial energy sector reforms, particularly in the electricity sector. Apart from implementing market principles, improving electricity infrastructure and increasing the use of renewable energy source...
In order to achieve the objectives of 27 Paris Climate Conference (COP-27), the present study aimed to inspect the multifaceted interaction between natural resources, technological innovation, forest cover, globalization, renewable energy, and ecological footprint of six South Asian countries from 1990 to 2020 of diminishing carbon emissions and en...
Recent studies reveal that uncertainty is a problem for profitability of companies in various sectors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of uncertainty on the profitability of textile companies in the EU 27. A number of models were performed using random effects estimator. The results indicate that the uncertainty variable WUI...
Addressing the intricate associations between green energy adoption, natural resources, economic globalization, and environmental taxes is central to this study of Europe's ecological sustainability. We use cutting-edge techniques to investigate the varying impacts of green energy use, economic globalization, and environmental taxation, as well as...