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Governance, CO 2 emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112146
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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study investigates how increasing economic development affects the green economy in terms of CO2 emissions, using data from 44 countries in the SSA for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) is used for the empirical analysis. The following main findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112147
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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/10012112167
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The comparative African economics of governance in fighting terrorism
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa; Asongu, Ndemaze; … - 2018
This study assesses the comparative economics of governance in fighting terrorism in 53 African countries for period 1996-2012. Four terrorism variables are used, namely: domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics. Nine bundled and unbundled governance variables are employed,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112175
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Linkages between globalisation, carbon dioxide emissions and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nting, Rexon T.; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019
effectiveness and regulation quality), institutional governance (entailing corruption-control and the rule of law) and general … stability, economic governance, the rule of law and general governance. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112219
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Globalization and terror in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2017
general globalisation variables are employed and the empirical evidence is based on Fixed Effects regressions and Generalised … globalisation and general globalisation increase transnational terrorism. Economic globalisation reduces domestic terrorism …. Political globalisation, social globalisation and general globalization positively affect unclear terrorism. Social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956940
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ICT, openness and CO2 emissions in Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
This study investigates how information and communication technology (ICT) complements globalisation in order to influence CO2 emissions in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000-2012. ICT is measured with internet penetration and mobile phone penetration whereas globalisation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956942
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The comparative sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
Motivated by sustainable development challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, this study assesses the comparative persistence of environmental unsustainability in a sample of 44 countries in the sub-region for the period 2000 to 2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. Of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956947
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Environmental degradation and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
In the light of challenges to sustainable development in the post-2015 development agenda, this study assesses how increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions affect inclusive human development in 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The following findings are established...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956965
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CO2 emission thresholds for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
We provide policy-relevant critical masses beyond which, increasing CO2 emissions negatively affects inclusive human development. This study examines how increasing CO2 emissions affects inclusive human development in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956970