The Green‐Gender‐Governance Nexus: A Latin American Perspective on Sustainable Development

ABSTRACT This research examines the effect of gender inequality, quality of government, female political empowerment, and engaged society on sustainable development in 19 Latin American countries. The study covers the period from 1990 to 2022 and employs advanced panel data techniques to explain the dynamics of sustainable development within the framework of the endogenous growth model. We employ a suite of advanced panel data techniques including cointegration techniques with structural breaks, MMQR regressions, and mediator regressions. Our results indicate that green growth has a cointegrating relationship with gender inequality, the quality of government, female political empowerment, and an engaged society in the presence of structural breaks. It is found that the human capital index, the quality of government, and an engaged society have a positive effect on green growth, while gender inequality and female political empowerment limit it. Policymakers should consider economic, institutional, cultural, and financial aspects to promote sustainable development in Latin America.