Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zainab Bibi, Dilawar Khan, Ihtisham ul Haq
Summary: This study measured and assessed the technical and environmental efficiency of the agriculture sector in South Asia using balanced panel data. Findings revealed technical inefficiency in the agriculture sector, with potential for increasing agricultural production by 8% by eliminating inefficiencies. Environmental efficiency in South Asian countries could also be enhanced by 23%, with recommendations for collaboration in research and development, especially in the agriculture sector.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Sedat Alatas, Burcu Hicyilmaz, Etem Karakaya
Summary: This paper examines the emerging role of materials, with a specific focus on the importance of material efficiency in climate mitigation. The study finds that economic growth and energy consumption are the main drivers of domestic material consumption, emphasizing the need to promote sustainable energy and economic growth. While material efficiency scores vary significantly across EU countries, transient inefficiency is identified as the main source of overall inefficiency, indicating potential for improvement. The results also suggest that material intensity is not always a reliable proxy for material efficiency.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Joanna Domagala
Summary: This study focused on assessing the economic, energy, and environmental efficiency of agriculture in EU Member States in 2019. It found that seven out of the 26 studied EU countries have efficient agriculture, with benchmarks set for inefficient agriculture to improve efficiency. The analysis combined economic and energy efficiency with GHG emission efficiency, categorizing countries into eco-efficiency leaders, followers, slackers, and laggards.
Article
Business
Justas Streimikis, Zhuang Miao, Tomas Balezentis
Summary: This paper analyzes the energy efficiency and productivity growth in the agriculture of the European Union. The average annual productivity growth of 0.79% was obtained for the selected countries during 1995-2016, with Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium, and Romania showing the highest productivity gains. The productivity growth related to GHG emission dominated the contributions by the input/output variables in several countries.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Duojiao Tan, Festus Fatai Adedoyin, Rafael Alvarado, Muhammad Ramzan, Md Safiullah Kayesh, Muhammad Ibrahim Shah
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental degradation, such as biodiversity loss, deforestation, and agricultural emissions, on agricultural production as well as cereal and vegetable production in 35 European countries. The results show that biodiversity loss harms agricultural, cereal, and vegetable production, while an increase in forest area positively affects cereal and vegetable production. Agricultural emissions do not significantly affect the three variables, but they have a negative effect on cereal production and a positive impact on vegetable production. Additionally, renewable energy use, political stability, and women empowerment have positive and significant impacts on all three dependent variables, while e-governance significantly and positively affects agricultural and vegetable production. Social progress has a positive but insignificant effect on the dependent variables. The study provides important policy implications for the agricultural sector in Europe.
Article
Agronomy
Salman Khan, Syed Attaullah Shah, Shahid Ali, Amjad Ali, Lal K. Almas, Sania Shaheen
Summary: This study analyzes the technical efficiency of rice growers in the Swat district of Pakistan. The results suggest that chemicals, urea, labor, and fertilizer have a positive impact on rice yield. On the other hand, age, education, and experience of farmers negatively affect efficiency. The study recommends training programs to enhance rice yield and agronomic skills.
Article
Economics
Maroula Khraiche, Levent Kutlu, Xi Mao
Summary: Accurate assessment of energy efficiency is crucial for sustainable development and policymakers' decision-making. A study analyzing energy efficiency trends in 44 European countries from 1990 to 2015 found that countries with highest energy efficiency cluster geographically, the gains in energy efficiency may be levelling off, and economic downturns could lead to decreases in energy efficiency.
Article
Business
Xiude Chen, Huiyang Li, Quande Qin, Yulian Peng
Summary: Market-oriented reforms (MORs) have significantly influenced China's green economic development, driving improvements in energy efficiency and providing strong institutional support for future green economy development.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bahram Fathi, Malihe Ashena, Ali Reza Bahari
Summary: The study examines the energy, environmental, and economic (E3) efficiency in fossil fuel exporting countries during 2015-2017. The DEA approach shows different efficiency performances in each country, while the Nash bargaining game-DEA model ranks China, Oman, and others as top performers and Gabon, Saudi Arabia, and others as low performers. The second model is considered more suitable for ranking due to its unique solution.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Caiqing Zhang, Panyu Chen
Summary: This study analyzes the panel data of China's Yangtze River Economic Belt (YEB) from 2008 to 2017 using the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) model, finding that the overall carbon emission efficiency of the YEB is on an upward trend with room for improvement and that the impact of industrialization and urbanization on carbon emission efficiency follows a U-shaped curve.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Oleg Badunenko, Marzio Galeotti, Lester C. Hunt
Summary: The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) suggests that as a country's economy develops and GDP per capita increases, environmental degradation initially worsens but eventually starts to decline. This article presents a Stochastic Environmental Kuznets Frontier (SEKF) model to measure CO2 emissions for OECD countries. The model benchmarks each country before and after the turning point, indicating how a country can reduce its CO2 emissions through 'growth' and/or 'improvement' strategies.
Article
Economics
Mengmeng Xu, Ruipeng Tan, Xinju He
Summary: The energy consumption and economic agglomeration in China have grown rapidly. This study finds that the degree of economic agglomeration has an inverted U-shaped impact on energy efficiency.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Hamza Taoumi, Khadija Lahrech
Summary: The economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the agricultural crop sector is a global concern. Optimizing waste and natural resources is important for achieving sustainability. This study critically assesses agricultural research articles and provides a comprehensive analysis of the different evaluation methods and tools used in this field. The results suggest the application of data envelopment and stochastic analysis for a multidisciplinary evaluation of socio-eco-efficiency or socio-eco-effectiveness.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amer Ait Sidhoum, K. Herve Dakpo, Laure Latruffe
Summary: This article explores the trade-offs between economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, and social sustainability for farms. The study finds that farms with higher environmental sustainability tend to have lower technical efficiency, but improvements in social concerns can lead to improved technical efficiency levels.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ching-Cheng Lu, Yung-ho Chiu, I-Fang Lin, Tai-Yu Lin
Summary: This study explores the environmental efficiency of EU countries using the dynamic SBM model and the TFEE indicator, and finds that forest area and labor are the main factors affecting environmental efficiency.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sara Ciarlantini, Mara Madaleno, Margarita Robaina, Alexandra Monteiro, Celeste Eusebio, Maria Joao Carneiro, Carla Gama
Summary: The present study explores the relationship between tourism growth and air pollution in five important European tourism destinations. The research focuses on a regional level and takes into account critical pollutants in terms of urban air pollution. The findings suggest that the tourism-induced Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis is not validated for any of the countries. Additionally, differences in the impacts of international and domestic tourists on air pollution are found.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Angelo Rafael Tavares, Margarita Robaina
Summary: The green paradox is an undesirable and socially inefficient phenomenon caused by expansionary reactions to combat climate change. This article explores the different drivers, empirical evidence, and proposed solutions related to this phenomenon. The study finds that the delay in implementing the European emission cap mechanism has resulted in a strong green paradox.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Pedro Macedo
Summary: This paper introduces a maximum entropy bootstrap technique for time series, which creates a large number of replicates for inference purposes. It proposes a generalized maximum entropy approach for parameter estimation in all replicated models, and demonstrates the advantages of this two-stage maximum entropy method through empirical application and simulated examples in time series regression modeling.
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-SIMULATION AND COMPUTATION
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Gisela Mello, Marta Ferreira Dias, Margarita Robaina
Summary: In Europe, the adoption of wind energy as a renewable energy source has significantly increased in the last decades and will continue to grow to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and carbon-neutrality by 2050. However, uncertainties regarding the end-of-life scenarios of wind farms, including standard procedures, legislation, and environmental impacts, still exist. The recycling rate of wind turbine components is high, but the final disposal of blades remains a concern. This study aims to identify and analyze the main environmental impacts related to the end-of-life scenarios of wind farms and highlight the application of circular economy principles.
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Pedro Macedo, Mara Madaleno, Victor Moutinho
Summary: This study proposes a composite indicator to more accurately measure household energy poverty, with weights determined through a robust methodology. The study utilizes two regression models to analyze the impact of factors such as GDP and greenhouse gas emissions on energy poverty, providing valuable insights for the discussion and design of energy, environmental, and social policies.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Vera Pais-Magalhaes, Victor Moutinho, Margarita Robaina
Summary: This study examined the impact of population ageing on residential energy consumption in 28 EU member states from 2005 to 2018. Results showed significant variations in energy needs between different groups, with the highest energy needs group demonstrating better performance in renewable sources and energy-saving measures. Different groups require tailored policies due to their distinct energy needs.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Susana Carvalheira, Miguel Oliveira, Margarita Robaina, Joao C. O. Matias
Summary: Taking into account climate change and reliance on external energy sources, the EU and its commission have developed a strategy for transitioning to a climate-neutral economy by 2050. Energy efficiency, savings, and the development of renewable energy are key principles of the EU. This case study in the Portuguese ceramic industry demonstrates how mandatory European policies can help improve energy efficiency and highlights the importance of evaluating renewable energy options.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Celeste Eusebio, Vitor Rodrigues, Maria Joao Carneiro, Mara Madaleno, Margarita Robaina, Alexandra Monteiro
Summary: This study conducted a survey in Portugal and found that visitors can be classified into three clusters based on their self-reported pro-environmental behaviors: eco-transportation seekers, environmentally committed visitors, and environmentally insensitive visitors. These clusters differ in pro-environmental behaviors at home, environmental attitudes, perception of destination air quality, perception of the impact of air quality on health, as well as sociodemographic and travel characteristics.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Economics
Victor Moutinho, Helena M. Santos de Oliveira, Henrique Viana Espinosa de Oliveira, Felix Puime Guillen
Summary: The study proposes a hybrid and integrated theoretical model to understand the relationship between education and economic growth. The research focuses on the variables of human capital and labor, and their impact on unemployment and economic growth. The results reveal different statistical significance in the short and long term, emphasizing the importance of technological progress, physical capital, and human capital in explaining economic growth.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Economics
Renato Correia Domingues, Vitor Ferreira Moutinho, Pablo Duran Santomil, Luis Otero Gonzalez
Summary: This study examines the impact of team size and experience on European equity pension funds. The results show that team size has a negative short-term effect on fund flows and returns, while manager experience has a positive long-term impact on flows. In terms of risk, team size is related to value at risk, and manager experience has a negative effect on alpha.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Raquel Fernandez-Gonzalez, Felix Puime-Guillen, Victor Manuel Ferreira Moutinho, Helena Maria Santos de Oliveira
Summary: The article explores the increasing importance of environmental aspects in the parking sector in Spain. It analyzes the market concentration of the sector and finds that environmental certificates play a significant role in public tenders, strengthening the dominance of leading companies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Pedro Mendonca Silva, Arminda Finisterra Paco, Victor Ferreira Moutinho
Summary: This study conducted a survey to investigate exhibitors' perception and engagement in omnichannel trade fairs. A new model was developed to examine the causal relationships between exhibitors' perceived compatibility, engagement, and loyalty. The results showed no significant differences between different types of exhibitors. This study addresses the gap in trade fair literature and provides new insights for future research.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Raquel Fernandez-Gonzalez, Felix Puime-Guillen, Victor Manuel Ferreira Moutinho, Helena Maria Santos de Oliveira
Summary: This article analyzes whether the growing importance of environmental aspects has led to an increase in the concentration level of the parking sector in Spain. The results show that the certification of a cleaner activity is relevant in the process of public tenders in the sector, which has served to strengthen the dominance of the most prominent companies in possession of environmental certificates.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Jose Luis Barbosa, Victor Ferreira Moutinho, Pedro Mendonca Silva
Summary: This study aims to quantitatively evaluate the relationships between revenues and expenditures and their components in Coimbra Municipality during the Early Modern era. The analysis using Markov-Switching regression techniques shows that most accounting components had a significant impact on revenues and expenditures, while the lack of technological innovation in accounting recording technologies did not affect their development.
ACCOUNTING HISTORY REVIEW
(2022)
