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Environmental risk and growth in foreign direct investment : is the composition of FDI in sub-Saharan Africa a speculative type?
Ohemeng, Williams; Ofori-Boateng, Kenneth; Agyapong, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-25
) on the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI), utilizing data from 37 economies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 1996 … more FDI inflows whilst uncertainty in exchange rate adversely impacts FDI inflows in SSA. The paper highlights how … environmental risk and FDI with striking varying outcomes. Consistent with the pollution haven hypothesis, the interactions between …
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Investigating the carbon leakage effect on the environmental Kuznets curve using luminosity data
Steinkraus, Arne - 2016
This paper studies the effect of carbon leakage on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) using satellite nighttime light data. I show that nighttime lighting is an important variable for estimating carbon dioxide emissions that is superior to other existing indicators and covers all countries in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011427573
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Investigating the carbon leakage effect on the environmental Kuznets curve using luminosity data
Steinkraus, Arne - 2016
This paper studies the effect of carbon leakage on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) using satellite nighttime light data. I show that nighttime lighting is an important variable for estimating carbon dioxide emissions that is superior to other existing indicators and covers all countries in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011486937
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Investigating the Carbon Leakage Effect on the Environmental Kuznets Curve Using Luminosity Data
Steinkraus, Arne - 2016
This paper studies the effect of carbon leakage on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) using satellite nighttime light data. I show that nighttime lighting is an important variable for estimating carbon dioxide emissions that is superior to other existing indicators and covers all countries in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000336
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The impact of FDI on CO2 emission in a small island developing state : a cointegration approach
Fauzel, Sheereen - In: Economics and Business Letters : EBL 6 (2017) 1, pp. 6-13
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Exploring the moderating role of financial development in environmental Kuznets curve for South Africa : fresh evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL simulations approach
Udeagha, Maxwell Chukwudi; Breitenbach, Marthinus C. - In: Financial innovation : FIN 9 (2023) 1, pp. 1-52
The extant literature has produced mixed evidence on the relationship between financial development and ecological sustainability. This work addresses this conundrum by investigating financial development's direct and indirect consequences on ecological quality utilizing the environmental...
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The drivers of environmental sustainability in BRICS economies : do green finance and fintech matter?
Udeagha, Maxwell Chukwudi; Ngepah, Nicholas - In: World development sustainability 3 (2023), pp. 1-16
The BRICS nations have made environmental sustainability a top priority in their policies due to concerns about the negative impact of fossil fuel reliance on the environment. Their dependence on fossil fuels, both for energy production and imports, has led to a steady increase in greenhouse gas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014517659
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Revisiting the nexus between fiscal decentralization and CO2 emissions in South Africa : fresh policy insights
Udeagha, Maxwell Chukwudi; Breitenbach, Marthinus C. - In: Financial innovation : FIN 9 (2023) 1, pp. 1-46
The argument over fiscal decentralization and carbon dioxide emission (CO2) reduction has received much attention. However, evidence to back this claim is limited. Economic theory predicts that fiscal decentralization affects environmental quality, but the specifics of this relationship are...
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It worked in China, so why not in Africa? : the political economy challenge of special economic zones
Farole, Thomas; Moberg, Lotta - 2014
African countries have sought to replicate the success of East Asia by implementing special economic zones. Despite decades of international experience, there remains no blueprint for successful special economic zone policies, and the majority of special economic zones fall well below...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434534
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China and India : a tale of two trade integration approaches
Kowalski, Przemyslaw (contributor) - 2008
trade and FDI in manufactured goods has spurred the emergence of a largely private sector. On the other hand the high level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003746305