Research Article

Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis

Volume: 11 Number: 2 June 30, 2026
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Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and explores how this relationship evolves across the quantile and time–frequency domains. Using daily data from 2018 to 2025, the analysis applies the Quantile-on-Quantile Regression (QQR), Wavelet Quantile-on-Quantile Regression (WQQR), and Quantile Causality (QC) approaches to examine the influence of the Artificial Intelligence Enabler Index (AII) on the Global ESG Index (ESGI). The results based on raw data reveal that influence of AI on ESG performance is heterogeneous across quantiles, encompassing both positive and negative effects. In the short, medium, and long term, AII positively affects ESGI at the lower and upper quantiles, while exerting negative effects around the median quantiles. The QC findings, consistent with the raw and wavelet-based analyses, indicate that AI has predictive power for ESG performance over the medium and long horizons, but not in the short run. These results underscore that the strategic and holistic integration of AI technologies can play a pivotal role in overcoming ESG challenges and fostering sustainable development. The study provides novel insights for investors and policymakers aiming to understand the dynamic and multi-scale linkages between AI adoption and ESG performance.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Environment and Climate Finance, Finance, Financial Forecast and Modelling, Finance and Investment (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

April 22, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 29, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Aydoğdu, A., & Uyar, U. (2026). Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 11(2), 694-720. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1936077
AMA
1.Aydoğdu A, Uyar U. Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis. EPF Journal. 2026;11(2):694-720. doi:10.30784/epfad.1936077
Chicago
Aydoğdu, Aslan, and Umut Uyar. 2026. “Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 (2): 694-720. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1936077.
EndNote
Aydoğdu A, Uyar U (June 1, 2026) Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 2 694–720.
IEEE
[1]A. Aydoğdu and U. Uyar, “Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis”, EPF Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 694–720, June 2026, doi: 10.30784/epfad.1936077.
ISNAD
Aydoğdu, Aslan - Uyar, Umut. “Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis”. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 11/2 (June 1, 2026): 694-720. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.1936077.
JAMA
1.Aydoğdu A, Uyar U. Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis. EPF Journal. 2026;11:694–720.
MLA
Aydoğdu, Aslan, and Umut Uyar. “Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis”. Ekonomi Politika Ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2026, pp. 694-20, doi:10.30784/epfad.1936077.
Vancouver
1.Aslan Aydoğdu, Umut Uyar. Assessing the AI-ESG Nexus Through a Quantile-Wavelet Analysis. EPF Journal. 2026 Jun. 1;11(2):694-720. doi:10.30784/epfad.1936077