Green Innovation and Environmental Quality in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Countries: Moderating Effect of Institutional Quality

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Zhai, W., Hamzah, H. Z., & Mohamad, W. N. W. (2024). Green Innovation and Environmental Quality in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Countries: Moderating Effect of Institutional Quality. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 13(4), 421–441.

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