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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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Inclusive development in environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from governance mechanisms
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
), institutional governance (entailing corruption-control and the rule of law), and general governance (a composite measure of … the relevance of inclusive development in modulating the effects of regulation quality, economic governance and general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112151
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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
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Thresholds of external flows in financial development for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Mensah, Barbara D.; Ngoungou, Judith - 2022
The study complements extant literature by assessing linkages between financial development, external flows and CO2 emissions in 27 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2002 to 2018. The empirical evidence is based on interactive quantile regressions and external flows consist of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549263
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Promoting environmental sustainability in Africa: Evidence from governance synergy
Traoré, Awa; Ndour, Cheikh T.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
The present study complements the extant literature by assessing how environmental sustainability can be promoted by means of policies that entail the simultaneous implementation of six governance dynamics, notably, political governance (political stability/ no violence and 'voice &...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549349