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A theoretical analysis of the effectiveness of sustainable development assistance on environmental quality
Pindiriri, Carren - In: Cogent economics & finance 2 (2014) 1, pp. 2-11
A number of empirical studies have been carried out to assess the impact of sustainable development assistance (SDA) and aid on environmental quality in poor countries, but these studies have been characterized by weak theoretical anchor. It is against this background that this paper provides a...
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Environmental taxation in Europe : what does it depend on?
Castiglione, Concetta; Infante, Davide; Minervini, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 2 (2014) 1, pp. 1-8
The present work adds to the existing literature the analysis of the determinants of environmental taxation in European economies. Using a pooled panel data, we consider various groups of factors influencing environmental taxation referring to production and consumption, environmental...
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Sustainable and Smart Cities
Kahn, Matthew E. - 2017
This paper explores the challenges and opportunities that government officials face in designing coherent' rules of the game' for achieving urban sustainability during times of growth. Sustainability is judged by three criteria. The first involves elements of day-to-day quality of life, such as...
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The relationship between external debt and emissions and ecological footprint through economic growth : Turkey
Beşe, Emrah; Friday, H. S. - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-20
The influence of external debt on the environment is a rising issue in the rapidly developing climate crisis. This study analyzes the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions per capita, gross domestic product per capita and ecological footprint per capita by applying an autoregressive...
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Ecological based environmental Kuznets curve for Africa : evidence from the fishery sector at continental, regional and country-specific levels
Phiri, Andrew; Tembo, Danai - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-27
The purpose of our study is to examine the Fishery-based Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) for a sample of 48 African countries between 1970-2019. We estimate cubic EKC-type models using quantile regression to account for distributional asymmetries existing in the time series data, and our...
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Environmental risk and growth in foreign direct investment : is the composition of FDI in sub-Saharan Africa a speculative type?
Ohemeng, Williams; Ofori-Boateng, Kenneth; Agyapong, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-25
environmental risk and FDI with striking varying outcomes. Consistent with the pollution haven hypothesis, the interactions between …
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Greening the future : unveiling the link between industrial structure upgrading and pollution emission in sub-Saharan Africa
Oteng-Abayie, Eric Fosu; Duodu, Emmanuel; Oduro, Seth; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-20
essential to examine how such upgrading influences pollution emissions in SSA. However, studies concerning the environment in … pollution emissions in 28 SSA countries using data from 1980 to 2020 and employed two key measures of ISU as contributions to … environment by reducing pollution emissions in SSA by 0.03-0.04%. Furthermore, economic growth (EG) increases pollution emissions …
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A state-of-the-art overview of green bond markets : evidence from technology empowered systematic literature review
Abhilash; Shenoy, Sandeep S.; Shetty, Dasharathraj K. - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-27
Though the green bond markets are growing expeditiously, the summary overview of this market literature is sparse. This study addresses the gap by employing a bibliometric analysis through a systematic review of the literature approach and provides a state-of-the-art overview of the current...
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Comprehensive development plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico ; summary
2021
The Comprehensive Development Plan aims to create a sustainable development space and generate opportunities to improve the quality of life of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and south-southeast Mexico, thus making migration a choice rather than an obligation. This is an joined up...
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Exploring the philosophical engagements for community economic development analytical framework for poverty alleviation in South African rural areas
Ndaguba, EA; Hanyane, Barry - In: Cogent economics & finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-17
This paper is the second paper in a series of papers on Community Economic Development Strategic Framework for Poverty Alleviation in Local Government with particular attention to the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality (RMLM). The objective of this paper is twofold: (i) to examine the rationale...
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