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Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper investigates the relationship between institutional quality and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) focusing on identifying the transmission channels through which institutional quality indirectly affects environmental degradation. We follow the Stochastic regression on...

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Main Authors: Ssekibaala, Daaki Sadat, Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan, Duasa, Jarita
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Language:English
Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2021
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HC79.E5 Environmental policy and economic development. Sustainable development. Sustainability.
HD72 Economic growth, development, planning
HD75.6 Economic development. Environmental aspects
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spelling my.iium.irep.977982022-05-10T06:24:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/97798/ Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa Ssekibaala, Daaki Sadat Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan Duasa, Jarita HC79.E5 Environmental policy and economic development. Sustainable development. Sustainability. HD72 Economic growth, development, planning HD75.6 Economic development. Environmental aspects This paper investigates the relationship between institutional quality and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) focusing on identifying the transmission channels through which institutional quality indirectly affects environmental degradation. We follow the Stochastic regression on the Impact, Population, Affluence and Technology (STIRPAT) model and use annual panel data for 41 SSA countries between 1996 and 2017. The Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) method is used for empirical estimation. Our findings suggest that the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis is valid for CO2emissions and deforestation. We also find all institutional quality indicators to have direct effects on environmental degradation indicators which means that poor institutions can increase environmental degradation. Besides, we also find institutional quality to have indirect effects on environmental degradation and identify education, FDI, international trade, political stability, rule of law, energy intensity and population growth as transmission channels through which institutions affect environmental degradation. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/97798/1/97798_Transmission%20channels%20and%20indirect%20effects.pdf Ssekibaala, Daaki Sadat and Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan and Duasa, Jarita (2021) Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Green Economics, 15 (4). pp. 335-358. ISSN 1744-9928 E-ISSN 1744-9936 https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=122651 10.1504/IJGE.2021.122651
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topic HC79.E5 Environmental policy and economic development. Sustainable development. Sustainability.
HD72 Economic growth, development, planning
HD75.6 Economic development. Environmental aspects
spellingShingle HC79.E5 Environmental policy and economic development. Sustainable development. Sustainability.
HD72 Economic growth, development, planning
HD75.6 Economic development. Environmental aspects
Ssekibaala, Daaki Sadat
Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan
Duasa, Jarita
Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa
description This paper investigates the relationship between institutional quality and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) focusing on identifying the transmission channels through which institutional quality indirectly affects environmental degradation. We follow the Stochastic regression on the Impact, Population, Affluence and Technology (STIRPAT) model and use annual panel data for 41 SSA countries between 1996 and 2017. The Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) method is used for empirical estimation. Our findings suggest that the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis is valid for CO2emissions and deforestation. We also find all institutional quality indicators to have direct effects on environmental degradation indicators which means that poor institutions can increase environmental degradation. Besides, we also find institutional quality to have indirect effects on environmental degradation and identify education, FDI, international trade, political stability, rule of law, energy intensity and population growth as transmission channels through which institutions affect environmental degradation.
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author Ssekibaala, Daaki Sadat
Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan
Duasa, Jarita
author_facet Ssekibaala, Daaki Sadat
Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan
Duasa, Jarita
author_sort Ssekibaala, Daaki Sadat
title Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort transmission channels and indirect effects in the relationship between institutions and environmental degradation in sub-saharan africa
publisher Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/97798/1/97798_Transmission%20channels%20and%20indirect%20effects.pdf
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