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Working Papers

2022

1. Can Information and Communication Technology and Institutional Quality help mitigate climate change in E7 economies? An Environmental Kuznets Curve extension
   Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) (2022)
   See also Journal Article Can information and communication technology and institutional quality help mitigate climate change in E7 economies? An environmental Kuznets curve extension, Journal of Economic Structures, Springer (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
2. Toward achieving sustainable development agenda: Nexus between Agriculture, Trade Openness, and Oil rents in Nigeria
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS)
   Also in Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2022)

2020

3. Consequences of COVID-19 on the social isolation of the Chinese economy: accounting for the role of reduction in carbon emissions
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
4. Electricity Consumption, Urbanization and Economic Growth in Nigeria: New Insights from Combined Cointegration amidst Structural Breaks
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) View citations (38)
   Also in Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2020) View citations (39)
   Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2020) View citations (39)
5. New Insight into the Causal Linkage between Economic Expansion, FDI, Coal consumption, Pollutant emissions and Urbanization in South Africa
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) View citations (52)
   Also in Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2020) View citations (53)
   Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2020) View citations (48)
6. Trivariate Modelling of the Nexus between Electricity Consumption, Urbanization and Economic Growth in Nigeria: Fresh Insights from Maki Cointegration and Causality Tests
   Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) View citations (36)
   Also in Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2020) View citations (36)
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) (2020) View citations (29)

2019

7. An Empirical Retrospect of the Impacts of Government Expenditures on Economic Growth: New Evidence from the Nigerian Economy
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   Also in Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2019) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) (2019) View citations (1)
   Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2019) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article An empirical retrospect of the impacts of government expenditures on economic growth: new evidence from the Nigerian economy, Journal of Economic Structures, Springer (2020) View citations (34) (2020)
8. Does Agricultural Value Added Induce Environmental Degradation? Empirical Evidence from an Agrarian Country
   Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) View citations (27)
   Also in CEREDEC Working Papers, Centre de Recherche pour le Développement Economique (CEREDEC) (2019) View citations (26)
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) (2019) View citations (24)
   Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2019) View citations (27)
9. Revisiting the Trade and Unemployment Nexus: Empirical Evidence from the Nigerian Economy
   Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) View citations (3)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) View citations (3)
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) (2019) View citations (3)
   Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2019) View citations (3)
10. The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)
    Also in Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2019) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) (2019) View citations (14)
    Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2019) View citations (5)

2018

11. Spillover Dynamics Across Price Inflation and Selected Agricultural Commodity Prices
    Working Papers, Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Spillover dynamics across price inflation and selected agricultural commodity prices, Journal of Economic Structures, Springer (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
12. Spillover of Mortgage Default Risks in the United States: Evidence from Metropolitan Statistical Areas and States
    Working Papers, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Spillover of mortgage default risks in the United States: Evidence from metropolitan statistical areas and states, The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Analyzing transport demand and environmental degradation: the case of G-7 countries
   Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, 26, (1), 711-734
2. Beyond the Environmental Kuznets Curve in South Asian economies: accounting for the combined effect of information and communication technology, human development and urbanization
   Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, 26, (5), 11263-11288
3. Convergence of clubs between per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement production
   Energy Policy, 2024, 186, (C) View citations (2)
4. Impact of financial development, trade flows, and institution on environmental sustainability in emerging markets
   Energy & Environment, 2024, 35, (6), 3253-3272
5. Is Abrams curve a myth or reality? Evidence from two Baltic countries
   Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2024, 58, (3), 2709-2733
6. Race to carbon neutrality in South Africa: What role does environmental technological innovation play?
   Applied Energy, 2024, 354, (PA) View citations (23)
7. Testing the Mediating Role of Fiscal Policy in the Environmental Degradation in Portugal: Evidence from Multiple Structural Breaks Co-integration Test
   Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024, 15, (2), 5250-5270

2023

8. Analysis and Synthesis of Alternative Solutions to Environmental Problems Associated with Large-scale Projects
   International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2023, 13, (1), 45-51
9. Another look at the nexus between economic growth trajectory and emission within the context of developing country: fresh insights from a nonparametric causality-in-quantiles test
   Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2023, 25, (10), 11397-11419
10. Another outlook into energy‐growth nexus in Mexico for sustainable development: Accounting for the combined impact of urbanization and trade openness
    Natural Resources Forum, 2023, 47, (2), 334-352 View citations (2)
11. Assessment of Foreign Direct Investment-Led Growth Argument in South Africa Amidst Urbanization and Industrialization: Evidence from Innovation Accounting Tests
    Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2023, 14, (3), 3374-3394
12. Boosting Energy Efficiency in Turkey: The Role of Public–Private Partnership Investment
    Sustainability, 2023, 15, (3), 1-16 View citations (2)
13. Converting a resource curse into a resource blessing: The function of institutional quality with different dimensions
    Resources Policy, 2023, 80, (C) View citations (23)
14. Developing environmental policy framework for sustainable development in Next-11 countries: the impacts of information and communication technology and urbanization on the ecological footprint
    Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2023, 25, (10), 11307-11335
15. Do financial development, foreign direct investment, and economic growth enhance industrial development? Fresh evidence from Sub-Sahara African countries
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2023, 22, (2), 203-227 View citations (13)
16. Does carbon emission react to oil price shocks? Implications for sustainable growth in Africa
    Resources Policy, 2023, 82, (C) View citations (4)
17. Does psychological empowerment improve renewable energy technology acceptance and recommendation? Evidence from 17 rural communities
    Renewable Energy, 2023, 219, (P1)
18. Environmental sustainability amidst financial inclusion in five fragile economies: Evidence from lens of environmental Kuznets curve
    Energy, 2023, 269, (C) View citations (8)
19. Exploring the linkage between tourism, governance quality, and poverty reduction in Latin America
    Tourism Economics, 2023, 29, (1), 210-234 View citations (1)
20. External Financing for Inclusive Growth in Lower - Middle Income West African Countries: Foreign Direct Investment versus Official Development Assistance
    International Journal of Public Administration, 2023, 46, (16), 1166-1176 View citations (1)
21. Glasgow climate change conference (COP26) and its implications in sub-Sahara Africa economies
    Renewable Energy, 2023, 206, (C), 214-222 View citations (4)
22. Housing price uncertainty and housing prices in the UK in a time-varying environment
    Empirica, 2023, 50, (2), 523-549
23. Industrial output, services and carbon emissions: the role of information and communication technologies and economic freedom in Africa
    Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2023, 25, (4), 3299-3322 View citations (2)
24. Machine Learning Applications in Renewable Energy (MLARE) Research: A Publication Trend and Bibliometric Analysis Study (2012–2021)
    Clean Technol., 2023, 5, (2), 1-21 View citations (4)
25. Modeling Energy, Education, Trade, and Tourism-Induced Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) Hypothesis: Evidence from the Middle East
    Sustainability, 2023, 15, (6), 1-18 View citations (7)
26. New Insights into the Research Landscape on the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Bibliometric Mapping and Network Analysis Approach
    International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2023, 13, (4), 287-299 View citations (3)
27. Predicting volatility of bitcoin returns with ARCH, GARCH and EGARCH models
    Future Business Journal, 2023, 9, (1), 1-8
28. Spatiotemporal influencing factors of energy efficiency in 43 european countries: A spatial econometric analysis
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023, 182, (C) View citations (12)
29. Sterling insights into natural resources intensification, ageing population and globalization on environmental status in Mediterranean countries
    Energy & Environment, 2023, 34, (5), 1471-1491 View citations (3)
30. Technological pathways to decarbonisation and the role of renewable energy: A study of European countries using consumption-based metrics
    Resources Policy, 2023, 83, (C) View citations (2)
31. The nexus of disaggregated energy sources and cement production carbon emission in China
    Energy & Environment, 2023, 34, (6), 1937-1956
32. Tourism and the Mediterranean Experience Amidst Environmental Issues: Fresh Insights from Panel Analysis
    International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2023, 13, (5), 325-331
33. Toward a sustainable growth path in Arab economies: an extension of classical growth model
    Financial Innovation, 2023, 9, (1), 1-24 View citations (3)

2022

34. Beyond the environmental Kuznets curve: Do combined impacts of air transport and rail transport matter for environmental sustainability amidst energy use in E7 economies?
    Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2022, 24, (10), 11852-11870 View citations (4)
35. Can Energy Efficiency Help in Achieving Carbon-Neutrality Pledges? A Developing Country Perspective Using Dynamic ARDL Simulations
    Sustainability, 2022, 14, (13), 1-18 View citations (11)
36. Can information and communication technology and institutional quality help mitigate climate change in E7 economies? An environmental Kuznets curve extension
    Journal of Economic Structures, 2022, 11, (1), 1-20 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Can Information and Communication Technology and Institutional Quality help mitigate climate change in E7 economies? An Environmental Kuznets Curve extension, Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
37. Can technological innovation, foreign direct investment and natural resources ease some burden for the BRICS economies within current industrial era?
    Technology in Society, 2022, 70, (C) View citations (28)
38. Competition Determinants of Eurasian Economic Union Oil and Gas Companies
    International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2022, 12, (2), 336-341
39. Discerning the role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in finding the path to cleaner consumption and production patterns: New insights from developing economies
    Energy, 2022, 260, (C) View citations (14)
40. Economic Policy Uncertainty and Energy Prices: Empirical Evidence from Multivariate DCC-GARCH Models
    Energies, 2022, 15, (10), 1-18 View citations (4)
41. Examining the Interaction Effect of Control of Corruption and Income Level on Environmental Quality in Africa
    Sustainability, 2022, 14, (18), 1-15 View citations (8)
42. Explosivity and Time-Varying Granger Causality: Evidence from the Bubble Contagion Effect of COVID-19-Induced Uncertainty on Manufacturing Job Postings in the United States
    Mathematics, 2022, 10, (24), 1-17
43. How do technological innovation and renewables shape environmental quality advancement in emerging economies: An exploration of the E7 bloc?
    Sustainable Development, 2022, 30, (6), 2002-2014 View citations (10)
44. How does energy investment affect the energy utilization-growth-tourism nexus? Evidence from E7 Countries
    Energy & Environment, 2022, 33, (2), 354-376 View citations (3)
45. How does institutional quality moderates the impact of tourism on economic growth? Startling evidence from high earners and tourism-dependent economies
    Tourism Economics, 2022, 28, (5), 1311-1332 View citations (10)
46. Mitigating Emissions in India: Accounting for the Role of Real Income, Renewable Energy Consumption and Investment in Energy
    International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2022, 12, (1), 188-192 View citations (90)
47. Modeling the volatility of exchange rate and international trade in Ghana: empirical evidence from GARCH and EGARCH
    Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 2022, 40, (2), 308-324 View citations (2)
48. Modelling the Nexus between Financial Development, FDI, and CO 2 Emission: Does Institutional Quality Matter?
    Energies, 2022, 15, (20), 1-17 View citations (2)
49. Responding to the environmental effects of remittances and trade liberalization in net-importing economies: the role of renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 2022, 55, (4), 2631-2661 View citations (2)
50. Sustainable Energy Supply, Finance, and Domestic Investment Nexus in West Africa
    Sustainability, 2022, 14, (19), 1-11 View citations (2)
51. Symmetric and asymmetric impact of economic growth, capital formation, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on environment in OECD countries
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 160, (C) View citations (29)
52. To what extent are pollutant emission intensified by international tourist arrivals? Starling evidence from G7 Countries
    Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2022, 24, (6), 7896-7917
53. Toward the Fourth Industrial Revolution among E7 Economies: Assessment of the Combined Impact of Institutional Quality, Bank Funding, and Foreign Direct Investment
    Evaluation Review, 2022, 46, (6), 779-803

2021

54. Assessing the environmental sustainability corridor: Linking natural resources, renewable energy, human capital, and ecological footprint in BRICS
    Resources Policy, 2021, 70, (C) View citations (85)
55. Coal energy consumption beat renewable energy consumption in South Africa: Developing policy framework for sustainable development
    Renewable Energy, 2021, 175, (C), 1012-1024 View citations (16)
56. Democracy and deforestation: The role of spillover effects
    Forest Policy and Economics, 2021, 125, (C) View citations (12)
57. Effect of Two Different Heat Transfer Fluids on the Performance of Solar Tower CSP by Comparing Recompression Supercritical CO 2 and Rankine Power Cycles, China
    Energies, 2021, 14, (12), 1-19 View citations (5)
58. Environmental degradation, energy consumption and sustainable development: Accounting for the role of economic complexities with evidence from World Bank income clusters
    Business Strategy and the Environment, 2021, 30, (5), 2727-2740 View citations (7)
59. Flexible Time-Varying Betas in a Novel Mixture Innovation Factor Model with Latent Threshold
    Mathematics, 2021, 9, (8), 1-20 View citations (2)
60. Fresh Validation of the Low Carbon Development Hypothesis under the EKC Scheme in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain
    Energies, 2021, 14, (1), 1-17 View citations (19)
61. Illicit financial outflows, informal sector size and domestic resource mobilization in selected African countries
    Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 2021, 39, (4), 1137-1159
62. Implications of Social Isolation in Combating COVID-19 Outbreak in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Its Consequences on the Carbon Emissions Reduction
    Sustainability, 2021, 13, (16), 1-16 View citations (5)
63. Investigating the pollution haven hypothesis in oil and non-oil sub-Saharan Africa countries: Evidence from quantile regression technique
    Resources Policy, 2021, 73, (C) View citations (18)
64. Is clean energy prosperity and technological innovation rapidly mitigating sustainable energy-development deficit in selected sub-Saharan Africa? A myth or reality
    Energy Policy, 2021, 158, (C) View citations (35)
65. Modeling the dynamic linkage between financial development, energy innovation, and environmental quality: Does globalization matter?
    Business Strategy and the Environment, 2021, 30, (1), 176-184 View citations (94)
66. Modelling the Impact of Energy Consumption, Natural Resources, and Urbanization on Ecological Footprint in South Africa: Assessing the Moderating Role of Human Capital
    International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2021, 11, (3), 130-139 View citations (5)
67. Obesity Kuznets curve and the reality of eco-income ellipsoids (EIE)
    The European Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 22, (7), 1095-1101 View citations (1)
68. Pandemic outbreaks (COVID-19) and sectoral carbon emissions in the United States: A spillover effect evidence from Diebold and Yilmaz index
    Energy & Environment, 2021, 32, (5), 945-955 View citations (6)
69. Pathway to environmental sustainability: Nexus between economic growth, energy consumption, CO2 emission, oil rent and total natural resources rent in Saudi Arabia
    Resources Policy, 2021, 74, (C) View citations (59)
70. Re-examining the roles of economic globalization and natural resources consequences on environmental degradation in E7 economies: Are human capital and urbanization essential components?
    Resources Policy, 2021, 74, (C) View citations (40)
71. Renewable and non-renewable energy policy simulations for abating emissions in a complex economy: Evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL
    Renewable Energy, 2021, 177, (C), 1408-1420 View citations (22)
72. Revisiting the linkage between oil and agricultural commodity prices: Panel evidence from an Agrarian state
    International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2021, 26, (4), 5610-5620 View citations (4)
73. The alternative energy utilization and common regional trade outlook in EU-27: Evidence from common correlated effects
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, 145, (C) View citations (20)
74. The asymmetric impact of air transport on economic growth in Spain: fresh evidence from the tourism-led growth hypothesis
    Current Issues in Tourism, 2021, 24, (4), 503-519 View citations (12)
75. The implications of renewable and non-renewable energy generating in Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of economic policy uncertainties
    Energy Policy, 2021, 150, (C) View citations (41)
76. Trade openness, FDI, and income inequality: Evidence from sub‐Saharan Africa
    African Development Review, 2021, 33, (1), 193-203 View citations (25)

2020

77. An empirical retrospect of the impacts of government expenditures on economic growth: new evidence from the Nigerian economy
    Journal of Economic Structures, 2020, 9, (1), 1-13 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper An Empirical Retrospect of the Impacts of Government Expenditures on Economic Growth: New Evidence from the Nigerian Economy, MPRA Paper (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
78. Causal interactions among tourism, foreign direct investment, domestic credits, and economic growth: evidence from selected Mediterranean countries
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2020, 19, (3), 195-212 View citations (10)
79. Do oil prices and exchange rates account for agricultural commodity market spillovers? Evidence from the Diebold and Yilmaz Index
    Agrekon, 2020, 59, (3), 366-385 View citations (8)
80. Energy consumption, economic policy uncertainty and carbon emissions; causality evidence from resource rich economies
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2020, 68, (C), 179-190 View citations (97)
81. Energy–Climate–Economy–Population Nexus: An Empirical Analysis in Kenya, Senegal, and Eswatini
    Sustainability, 2020, 12, (15), 1-16 View citations (8)
82. Growth impact of transition from non-renewable to renewable energy in the EU: The role of research and development expenditure
    Renewable Energy, 2020, 159, (C), 1139-1145 View citations (32)
83. Spillover dynamics across price inflation and selected agricultural commodity prices
    Journal of Economic Structures, 2020, 9, (1), 1-17 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Spillover Dynamics Across Price Inflation and Selected Agricultural Commodity Prices, Working Papers (2018) (2018)
84. Testing the transport-induced environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis: The role of air and railway transport
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2020, 89, (C) View citations (14)
85. The effects of air transportation, energy, ICT and FDI on economic growth in the industry 4.0 era: Evidence from the United States
    Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2020, 160, (C) View citations (33)
86. The impact of stock market manipulation on Nigeria’s economic performance
    Journal of Economic Structures, 2020, 9, (1), 1-28 View citations (4)

2019

87. A road to enhancements in natural gas use in Iran: A multivariate modelling approach
    Resources Policy, 2019, 64, (C) View citations (24)
88. Carbon emissions, energy consumption and economic growth: a causality evidence
    International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 2019, 15, (2/3), 320-336 View citations (38)
89. Does the twin growth catalyst of oil rent seeking and agriculture exhibit complementary or substitute role? New perspective from a West African country
    Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2019, 12, (3), 187-197 View citations (3)
90. Energy intensity, carbon emissions, renewable energy, and economic growth nexus: New insights from Romania
    Energy & Environment, 2019, 30, (3), 427-443 View citations (68)
91. Poverty and Agriculture in Southern Africa Revisited: A Panel Causality Perspective
    SAGE Open, 2019, 9, (1), 2158244019828853 View citations (21)
92. Spillover of mortgage default risks in the United States: Evidence from metropolitan statistical areas and states
    The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2019, 19, (C), - View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Spillover of Mortgage Default Risks in the United States: Evidence from Metropolitan Statistical Areas and States, Working Papers (2018) (2018)

2018

93. Revisiting population growth and food production nexus in Nigeria: an ARDL approach to cointegration
    Agricultural and Resource Economics: International Scientific E-Journal, 2018, 4, (4)

2017

94. Does Labor Market Hysteresis Hold in Low Income Countries?
    International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2017, 7, (1), 19-23 View citations (3)
95. Energy Use and Growth of Manufacturing Sector: Evidence from Turkey
    Academic Journal of Economic Studies, 2017, 3, (1), 88-96 View citations (5)
96. Public Expenditures and Economic Growth: Was Wagner Right? Evidence from Turkey
    Academic Journal of Economic Studies, 2017, 3, (2), 36-40 View citations (9)
97. The Contribution of Agricultural Sector on Economic Growth of Nigeria
    International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2017, 7, (1), 547-552 View citations (37)
98. The Impact of Self-efficacy on International Student Entrepreneur Intention
    International Review of Management and Marketing, 2017, 7, (1), 169-174 View citations (2)

Chapters

2021

1. The Validation of the Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis in the Next Leading Economies: Accounting for the Relevant Role of Education on Carbon Emissions Reduction?
   Springer

Undated

2. Energy Policy Decision in the Light of Energy Consumption Forecast by 2030 in Zimbabwe
   IntechOpen