Linkages between Globalisation, Carbon dioxide emissions and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Simplice Asongu, Rexon Nting and Joseph Nnanna ()
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Joseph Nnanna: The Development Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

No 19/051, Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. from African Governance and Development Institute.

Abstract: This study investigates linkages between environmental degradation, globalisation and governance in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy. Environmental degradation is proxied by carbon dioxide emissions whereas globalisation is appreciated in terms of trade openness and net foreign direct investment inflows. Bundled and unbundled governance indicators are used, namely: political governance (consisting of political stability/no violence and “voice & accountability”), economic governance (encompassing government effectiveness and regulation quality), institutional governance (entailing corruption-control and the rule of law) and general governance (a composite measurement of political governance, economic governance and institutional governance). The following main finding is established. Trade openness modulates carbon dioxide emissions to have positive net effects on political stability, economic governance, the rule of law and general governance.

Keywords: Carbon dioxide emissions; Economic development; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C52 O38 O40 O55 P37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26
Date: 2019-01
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Forthcoming: International Journal of Public Administration

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Journal Article: Linkages between Globalisation, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
Working Paper: Linkages between Globalisation, Carbon dioxide emissions and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa (2019)
Working Paper: Linkages between Globalisation, Carbon dioxide emissions and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa (2019)
Working Paper: Linkages between Globalisation, Carbon dioxide emissions and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa (2019)
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