Exploring the dynamic effect of economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions in Africa: evidence from panel PMG estimator. [PDF]
AbstractThe relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution continues to attract significant research interest for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers all over the globe. Theoretically, the environmental benefit of economic growth should be greater than its negative externality with higher level of development.
Espoir DK, Sunge R, Bannor F.
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Health-led growth hypothesis and health financing systems: an econometric synthesis for OECD countries [PDF]
IntroductionThis study investigates the Health-Led Growth Hypothesis (HLGH) within OECD countries, examining how health expenditures influence economic growth and the role of different health financing systems in this relationship.MethodsUtilizing a ...
Emre Atilgan +3 more
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Real exchange rate misalignment and economic growth in East African least developed countries [PDF]
The behavior of real exchange rate remained an important policy concern for small open economies as its poor management adversely affects their economy with substantial welfare losses. This study examined the main drivers of real effective exchange rate (
Getaneh Mihret Ayele
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Determinants of life expectancy in high longevity countries: evidence from machine learning [PDF]
Health is directly aligned with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health and Well-Being, which emphasizes ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.
Hong Zhang +6 more
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Do FDI and Public Investment Crowd in/out Domestic Private Investment in the SADC Region? [PDF]
Our study examines the crowding-in/out effect of foreign direct investment and government expenditure on private domestic investment for 15 members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the period 1991–2019.
Andrew Phiri, Eslon Ngeendepi
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The Nexus Between Financial Development, Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation: PMG-ARDL Estimation [PDF]
This study aims to find out the connections between financial development, economic growth, and poverty using panel data from 1985 to 2017 in fourteen African countries that many previous researchers ignore. The study deploys a dynamic Granger causality test to trace the nexus between financial development, economic growth, and poverty reduction in ...
Benjamin Korankye +3 more
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The Impact of CO2 Emissions and Energy Consumption on Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis
This study aims to examine the dynamic connection among economic growth, CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and foreign direct investments (FDIs). The panel section considers the period of 2000–2020 for 25 EU Member States excluding Malta and Croatia ...
Armenia Androniceanu, Irina Georgescu
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Is corruption good or bad for FDI? Empirical evidence from Asia, Africa and Latin America [PDF]
This article revisits the relationship between corruption and Foreign Direct Investment inflows in a panel of 42 countries from 1984 to 2012 using pooled mean group estimator in a dynamic heterogeneous panel setting using Westerlund and ARDL ...
Jalil Abdul, Qureshi Amina, Feridun Mete
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Using Nighttime Luminosity as a Proxy for Economic Growth in Africa: Is It a Bright Idea?
In this paper, we question whether night light luminosity data can be used as an alternative measure of GDP in 49 African countries. For this to be proven true, evidence of significant relationships between night light data and GDP time series variables
Nicolene Hamman, Andrew Phiri
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This study investigates the relationship between FDI, economic growth and financial development in the Next 11 countries. An analysis of the results was performed accordingly on the panel data gathered from the Next 11 countries from 1985 to 2019— using the Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimation method and the Autoregressive Distributed Lag model approach (
Bilal Louail, Mohamed Zouita
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