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Trade and FDI thresholds of CO2 emissions for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
This research focuses on assessing how improving openness influences CO2 emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is based on 49 countries in SSA for the period 2000-2018 divided into: (i) 44 countries in SSA for the period 2000-2012; and (ii) 49 countries for the period 2006- 2018. Openness is measured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012301751
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The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
This study assesses how globalisation modulates the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), using data for the period 2000 to 2012. The empirical results are based on the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181787
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Environmental degradation, ICT and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2017
. The findings broadly show that ICT can be employed to dampen the potentially negative effect of environmental pollution on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730208
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The comparative economics of ICT, environmental degradation and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris - 2018
This study examines how information and communication technology (ICT) could be employed to dampen the potentially damaging effects of environmental degradation in order to promote inclusive human development in a panel of 44 Sub-Saharan African countries. ICT is captured with internet and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998239
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Searching for sustainable footprints : does ICT increase CO2 emissions?
Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
Generally, the revolutionary idea behind using information and communication technology (ICT) has improved potential productivity in many industries, particularly in Africa. ICT is an essential tool in the oil and gas industry and plays a complementary role in technological dynamics and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013380605
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Heterogeneous analysis of pollution abatement via renewable and nonrenewable energy : lessons from investment in G20 nations
Ajide, Kazeem Bello; Mesagan, Peter Ekundayo - 2022
these pollution concerns, particularly among the G20 economies that are top pollution emitters in the world. Unlike other … mediators in energy-pollution nexus, capital investment has been argued to ameliorate or amplify the relationship. To this end …, the study specifically sets out to unravel the mediating role of capital investment in energy-pollution link together with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817754
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Women's parliamentary representation and environmental quality in Africa : effects and transmission channels
Domguia, Edmond Noubissi; Njoya, Loudi - 2021
Given that challenges facing sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries on the issue of socioeconomic development have been identified as critical to strengthening the inherent link between governance and socioeconomic conditions, this study examines the interconnections between governance and SSA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799915
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Population dynamics and environmental quality in Africa
Dimnwobi, Stephen Kelechi; Ekesiobi, Chukwunonso; … - 2021
The nexus of population dynamics and environmental degradation has been discussed widely in the extant literature. Most related studies have utilized carbon emission as a proxy of environmental quality. However, carbon emission does not capture the multidimensional nature of environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012590029
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Comparative Analysis of the Growth Impact of Pollution and Energy Use in Selected West African Nations
Mesagan, Peter Ekundayo; Osuji, Emeka; Agbonrofo, Hope - 2022
emissions and a unidirectional causality from pollution to energy consumption. For Gambia, economic growth causes CO2 emissions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013206571
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Assessing the moderating effect of institutional quality on economic growth : carbon emission nexus in Nigeria
Maduka, Anne C.; Ogwu, Stephen Obinozie; Ekesiobi, … - 2022
This study explores the relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide and the moderating effect of institutional quality in Nigeria from 1990 to 2020, by employing long run and short run dynamic ARDL regression, quartile regression and granger causality test for the estimation....
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