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Author-Name: Amir Mansour Tehranchian
Author-Name-First: Amir Mansour
Author-Name-Last: Tehranchian
Author-Email: m.tehranchian@umz.ac.ir
Author-Workplace-Name: Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
Author-Name: Morteza Alavian
Author-Name-First: Morteza
Author-Name-Last: Alavian
Author-Email: m.alavian@umz.ac.ir
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
Author-Name: Seyedeh Mahsa Khabbaz
Author-Name-First: Seyedeh Mahsa
Author-Name-Last: Khabbaz
Author-Email: s.khabbaz01@umail.umz.ac.ir
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
Title: The Impact of Productivity on Governance Quality: A Case Study of Selected Countries
Abstract: Governance quality , as a core pillar of sustainable development , is strongly shaped by countries " economic structures and resource - use patterns . Using panel data for 61 countries over 2010 - 2022 , this study examines the role of productivity in explaining governance outcomes . The results show that higher productivity has increased CO₂ emissions - used here as an inverse indicator of governance - particularly in economies heavily dependent on fossil fuels . This finding reflects the dominance of the scale effect , whereby productivity gains expand production and energy use without improving environmental efficiency . The theoretical analysis further indicates that the effect of productivity on governance is highly dependent on countries " energy mix and institutional capacity ; hence , productivity cannot be regarded as an inherently sustainability - enhancing factor . Empirical evidence also confirms that in the absence of an energy transition , productivity improvements may intensify environmental pressures rather than mitigate them . Accordingly , strengthening governance requires aligning productivity - enhancement strategies with clean - energy deployment , green taxation , and investment in low - carbon technologies . Such integration can shift productivity from a source of environmental risk to a driver of improved governance and sustainable development .
Classification-JEL: JEL
Keywords: Governance; Productivity; Bootstrap; Environment
Journal: International Journal of Resistive Economics
Pages: 153-163
Volume: 13
Issue: 4
Year: 2025
Month: November
DOI: 10.22034/oajre.2025.543732.1133
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