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Payments for environmental services, forest conservation, and climate change : livelihoods in the REDD?

Tacconi, Luca (ed.); Mahanty, Sango (ed.); Suich, Helen (ed.) - 2010

Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) schemes at the national level. With its focus on livelihoods, the … other than carbon conservation. Drawing practical lessons for the design of activities aimed at reducing deforestation and … accessible also to non-experts in presenting the key issues faced in avoiding deforestation and benefiting livelihoods. …

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Linkages between globalisation, carbon dioxide emissions and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nting, Rexon T.; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019

This study investigates linkages between environmental degradation, globalisation and governance in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy. Environmental degradation is proxied by carbon dioxide...

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Economic globalisation and inclusive green growth in Africa : contingencies and policy-relevant thresholds of governance

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Figari, Francesco - 2022

This study employs macrodata for 23 African countries to examine whether good governance interacts with economic globalisation (EG) to foster inclusive green growth (IGG). First, the study finds that EG hampers IGG in Africa. Second, although unconditionally good governance promotes IGG, only...

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Handbook on food : demand, supply, sustainability and security

Jha, Raghbendra (ed.); Gaiha, Raghav (ed.); … - 2014

: monitoring food security in a volatile world / Derek Headey, Olivier Ecker, and Jean-Francois Trinh Tan -- 4. Food price …-applicable insights for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand the past, present and future of food around the world …

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Financial development and geographic isolation : global evidence

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A.; Cinyabuguma, … - 2016

Using cross-country differences in the degree of isolation before the advent of technologies in sea and air transportation, we assess the relationship between geographic isolation and financial development across the globe. We find that pre-historic geographical isolation has been beneficial to...

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Globalization and governance : a critical contribution to the empirics

Asongu, Simplice A.; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2016

This study assesses the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Ten bundled and unbundled governance indicators and four globalisation variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following findings are...

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Financial globalisation and financial development in Africa : assessing marginal, threshold and net effects

Asongu, Simplice A.; Moor, Lieven de - 2015

by the Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. The findings consistently reveal: (i) positive …

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Financial globalisation dynamic thresholds for financial development : evidence from Africa

Asongua, Simplice A.; Moor, Lieven de - 2015

Purpose - We investigate if financial development benefits from financial globalisation are questionable until certain thresholds of financial globalisation are attained. Design/methodology/approach - Financial globalisation is proxied with Net Foreign Direct Investment Inflows as a percentage...

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How does foreign aid affect the relationship between IFRS adoption and foreign direct investment?

Uchenna, Efobi; Nnadi, Matthias - 2015

This paper constructs a theoretical model to explain the relationship between IFRS adoption, FDI and foreign aid. Using the SGMM estimation technique to check the issue of endogeneity and reverse causality, this relationship was examined on 92 countries for the period 2003-2012. Overall, IFRS...

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Globalization, peace & stability, governance, and knowledge economy

Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S.; Asongu, Simplice A.; … - 2014

A previous analysis of the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy of 22 Middle-Eastern and Sub-Sahara African countries during the 1996-2010 time period concluded that formal institutions were necessary, but inadequate, determinants of the knowledge economy. To extend that study,...

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