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Retraction

RETRACTED: Yin, J.; Edward, D. Smart Growth or Footprint Trap? A Quantile Approach to FinTech, Natural Resources, and Governance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability 2025, 17, 8673

by
Jinzhou Yin
1 and
Daniel Edward
2,*
1
School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao 125000, China
2
Center for Environmental Toxicology, School of Economics, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2026, 18(17), 8729; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18178729
Submission received: 24 August 2026 / Accepted: 25 August 2026 / Published: 26 August 2026
Versions Notes
The journal retracts the article “Smart Growth or Footprint Trap? A Quantile Approach to FinTech, Natural Resources, and Governance in Emerging Markets” [1] cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the relevance of the references presented in this article and the accuracy of the authorship list.
In accordance with the journal’s standard procedures, the Editorial Office and Editorial Board conducted an investigation. The investigation confirmed that a significant number of references lacked sufficient relevance to the context in which they were cited. Additional concerns relating to the authorship, provenance of the study, and the accuracy of the reported affiliations could not be satisfactorily resolved through communication with the authors and their institutions.
As a result, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the reliability of the findings and decided to retract this publication [1], as per MDPI’s retraction policy.
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sustainability.
The authors have been informed of this retraction and have indicated their disagreement with this decision.

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  1. Yin, J.; Edward, D. RETRACTED: Smart Growth or Footprint Trap? A Quantile Approach to FinTech, Natural Resources, and Governance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability 2025, 17, 8673. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Scilit]
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Yin, J.; Edward, D. RETRACTED: Yin, J.; Edward, D. Smart Growth or Footprint Trap? A Quantile Approach to FinTech, Natural Resources, and Governance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability 2025, 17, 8673. Sustainability 2026, 18, 8729. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18178729

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Yin J, Edward D. RETRACTED: Yin, J.; Edward, D. Smart Growth or Footprint Trap? A Quantile Approach to FinTech, Natural Resources, and Governance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability 2025, 17, 8673. Sustainability. 2026; 18(17):8729. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18178729

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Yin, Jinzhou, and Daniel Edward. 2026. "RETRACTED: Yin, J.; Edward, D. Smart Growth or Footprint Trap? A Quantile Approach to FinTech, Natural Resources, and Governance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability 2025, 17, 8673" Sustainability 18, no. 17: 8729. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18178729

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Yin, J., & Edward, D. (2026). RETRACTED: Yin, J.; Edward, D. Smart Growth or Footprint Trap? A Quantile Approach to FinTech, Natural Resources, and Governance in Emerging Markets. Sustainability 2025, 17, 8673. Sustainability, 18(17), 8729. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18178729

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