 CO2 emissions and economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries: A panel data analysisInternational Area Studies Review, 2017, vol. 20, issue 3, 264-272 Abstract: This paper examines the causal relationship between CO 2 emissions and economic growth in 10 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. This study attempts to answer one critical question: does economic growth Granger-cause CO 2 emissions in SSA countries? Unlike some of the previous studies, this paper uses a dynamic panel data analysis procedure to examine this linkage. The results of the error-correction model (ECM)-based panel causality show that there is a unidirectional causal flow from economic growth to CO 2 emissions in the 10 studied countries. This applies irrespective of whether the causality is tested in the short run or in the long run. These findings have important implications. They demonstrate that CO 2 emissions mitigation policies are unlikely to have any adverse effects on these countries’ long-term growth paths. This implies that these countries can pursue CO 2 emission reduction policies without necessarily compromising their quest for a long-term positive growth trajectory. Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; CO2 emissions; economic growth; panel data analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:intare:v:20:y:2017:i:3:p:264-272 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Area Studies Review from Center for International Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
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