The impacts of economic growth, corruption, energy consumption and trade openness upon CO2 emissions: West African countries case

Lobna Abid, Sana Kacem and Haifa Saadaoui

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, 2023, vol. 42, issue 3, 464-480

Abstract: Purpose - This research paper aims to handle the effects of economic growth, corruption, energy consumption as well as trade openness on CO2 emissions for a sample of West African countries during the period 1980 and 2018. Design/methodology/approach - The current work uses the pooled mean group (PMG)-autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) panel model to estimate the dynamics among the different variables used in the short and long terms. Findings - The findings demonstrate that all variables have long-term effects. These results suggest that gross domestic product (GDP) per capita exhibits a positive and prominent effect on CO2 emissions. Corruption displays a negative and outstanding effect on long-term CO2 emissions. In contrast, energy consumption in West African countries and trade openness create environmental degradation. Contrarily to long-term results, short-term results demonstrate that economic growth, corruption and trade openness do not influence the environmental quality. Originality/value - Empirical findings provide useful information to explore deeper and better the link between the used variables. They stand for a theoretical basis as well as an enlightening guideline for policymakers to set strategies founded on the analyzed links.

Keywords: West African countries; CO2 emissions; Economic growth; Energy consumption; PMG (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/AGJSR-01-2023-0005

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