Economic growth and wellbeing: evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative countries

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Tourism and Economic Growth -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Review of Related Literature -- Data and Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Financial Development, Trade -- Openness and Economic Growth -- Abstract -- Financial Development and Economic Growth -- Introduction -- Review of the Most Recent Empirical Evidence -- Trade and Economic Growth -- Data and Methods -- Empirical Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Financial Development and -- Renewable Energy Consumption -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Renewable Energy and Economic Growth -- Financial Development and Economic Growth -- Financial Development and Renewable Energy -- Data and Model -- Renewable Energy Consumption -- Financial Development Index -- Control Variables -- Model -- Methods -- Panel Unit-Root Test -- Pedroni's Panel Cointegration -- Pooled Mean Group Regression -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Institutions and Quality of Life -- Abstract -- Introduction and Review of Related Literature -- Institutions and Life Satisfaction -- Institutions and Life Expectancy -- Data and Methodology -- Empirical Results -- Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Globalization and Carbon Emissions -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Data -- CO2 Emissions -- KOF Globalization Index -- Methods and Results -- Model -- Cointegration Analysis -- Short- and Long-Term Estimates -- Causality Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Carbon Emission, Tourism and Renewable Energy -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Tourism and CO2 Emissions -- Country-Specific Studies on Tourism-CO2 Emissions -- Multi Country-Specific Studies on Tourism-CO2 Emissions -- Renewable Energy and CO2 Emissions.