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Role of economic complexity to induce renewable energy: contextual evidence from G7 and E7 countries

Muhammad Zahid Rafiquea Centre for Economic Research, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P.R. ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8563-1888View further author information
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Buhari Doğanb Department of Economics, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TurkeyView further author information
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Shaiara Husainc Department of Economics, School of Business, the University of Western AustraliaView further author information
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Shaoan Huanga Centre for Economic Research, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Umer Shahzadd School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 745-754 | Received 06 Sep 2020, Accepted 11 Jan 2021, Published online: 18 Mar 2021

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