The concept of poverty is discussed using qualitative and quantitative measures as an indicator for social deprivation. Poverty can be absolute, relative, income-based, consumption-based, or entitlement-based. The variation in the concept of poverty reveals its dimensionality. However, when...

In this paper we analyze the relationship between social inequality and climate change policy actions in African countries. We examine whether the needs of the poor influence mitigation and adaptation policies in the region. The continent is characterized by an interesting dynamic between...

Evidence on income as a crucial driver of renewable energy consumption in Africa is mixed. But hydro-power accounts for over 90% of renewable energy in sub-Sahara Africa alone. Yet, empirical evidence suggests that hydro-power may not be as environmentally sustainable as believed and, as a...

This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the nature of an optimal emissions tax when firms' emissions are not perfectly observable, specifically in two types of market structure: perfect competition and Cournot competition with and without free market entry. The purpose is to examine how...

This paper analyzes the drivers of renewable energy development and consumption in Sub-Sahara African countries for the period, 1980–2011. The fully modified ordinary least squares, dynamic ordinary least squares, and fixed-effects estimation techniques are used to evaluate the statistical...

Corporate divestiture represents an important component of a firm’s strategy. Divestment takes different forms and is usually undertaken for a variety of general and firm-specific reasons. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview and assessment of the current consensus on the...

This paper examines the ability of environmental policy in facilitating projected structural trans-formative changes to achieve sustainable development in African countries. Simple non-parametric trend analyses are employed on proxies to assess the performance of environmental policy. The...

This paper studies optimal regulation when a regulator can exploit two levers: traditional enforcement and certification. The objective is to demonstrate how regulation can be adapted by combining theory and empirical regularities in the existing literature. The key result is that a regulatory...