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Could e-commerce activities drive to climate change mitigation? Novel evidence from panel quantile regression model

Nicoleta Mihaela Doran et al.

Journal of Business Economics and Management2025https://doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2025.23604article
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Abstract

This study aims at shedding light on how e-commerce contributes to climate change in European Union countries. To explore this relationship, we introduced a novel index designed to measure the evolution of climate change as the dependent variable, while considering e-commerce activities as the independent variable within 2011 to 2022 period. Our investigation of the correlation between these variables employed a panel quantile regression model. The outcomes revealed a statistically significant increasing trend for higher quantiles. This finding indicates that, as we traverse the climate change index from lower to higher percentiles, the impact of e-commerce becomes more conspicuous and is statistically significant. This underscores that the influence of e-commerce on climate change intensifies as we move towards the upper percentiles of the climate change index. To address how e-commerce affects climate change, it becomes imperative to introduce and enforce the concept of environmental responsibility in the management of e-commerce activities. This could involve adopting sustainable practices, optimizing packaging materials, and encouraging eco-friendly delivery methods. Policymakers and businesses alike should consider these findings in their efforts to strike an equilibrium between the convenience of e-commerce and the need to curb its environmental impact.

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@article{nicoleta2025,
  title        = {{Could e-commerce activities drive to climate change mitigation? Novel evidence from panel quantile regression model}},
  author       = {Nicoleta Mihaela Doran et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Business Economics and Management},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2025.23604},
}

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0.48

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.41 × 0.4 = 0.16
M · momentum0.63 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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