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This study empirically examines the effect of sustainable urbanization on vulnerability to climate change over a sample of 52 African countries from 1996 to 2019. We use the two-stage system generalized method of moments (GMM) empirical strategy and mediation analysis to assess direct and...
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The study examines the role of natural resources and energy consumption in managing the climate crisis in Africa, using …) U-shaped nexus in Africa, but the country-level results are mixed. Furthermore, results using the vector autoregressive … literature by assessing the role of natural resources and energy consumption in managing climate crisis in Africa …
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crisis in Africa, using annual series data from the World Bank from 1980 to 2019. The empirical strategy is based on the … analysis confirmed the existence of CKC U-shaped nexus in Africa, but the country-level results are mixed. Furthermore, results … efficiency in mitigating the aftermath of carbon emissions and preventing a climate crisis in Africa …
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Africa is currently experiencing both financial and human development challenges. While several continents have … ensures long-term sustainability, Africa is still lagging behind the rest of the world. Similarly, Africa's human development … between financial development, human capital development and climate change in East and Southern Africa. Second, six advanced …
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The objective of this article is to analyze the effect of the political empowerment of women on vulnerability to climate change in 169 countries for the period 1995-2017. The empirical evidence which is based on panel fixed effects regressions shows that: i) the political empowerment of women as...
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This article examines how good governance counteracts the effects of military expenditure on carbon emissions in forty African countries. The Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) is used to analyze time series data from 2010-2020. Military expenditure per capita is used to measure military...
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Agriculture remains one of the major sources of livelihood in West Africa. The sector accounts for a significant share … agricultural productivity in West Africa from 1990 to 2020. Using the Augmented Mean Group (AMG) and the Common Correlated Effect … agricultural productivity in West Africa. We discussed some policy implications based on these findings. …
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The paper verifies the Azzimonti et al. (2014) conclusions on a sample of 53 African countries for the period 1996-2008. Authors of the underlying study have established theoretical underpinnings for a negative nexus between rising public debt and inequality in OECD nations. We assess the...
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Purpose – The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by Acemoglu and Johnson (2005), Ali (2013) and Asongu (2014). We assess the effects of various components of governance on private investment, notably: political, economic and...
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This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …
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