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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

This study investigates how increasing economic development affects the green economy in terms of CO2 emissions, using data from 44 countries in the SSA for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) is used for the empirical analysis. The following main findings are established. First, relative to CO2 emissions, enhancing economic growth and population growth engenders a U-shaped pattern whereas increasing inclusive human development shows a Kuznets curve. Second, increasing GDP growth beyond 25% of annual growth is unfavorable for a green economy. Third, a population growth rate of above 3.089% (i.e. annual %) has a positive effect of CO2 emissions. Fourth, an inequality-adjusted human development index (IHDI) of above 0.4969 is beneficial for a green economy because it is associated with a reduction in CO2 emissions. The established critical masses have policy relevance because they are situated within the policy ranges of adopted economic development dynamics.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/19/010

Classification
Wirtschaft
Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
Technological Change: Government Policy
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
Economywide Country Studies: Africa
Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Legal Institutions; Illegal Behavior
Subject
CO2 emissions
Economic development
Africa

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Asongu, Simplice
Odhiambo, Nicholas M.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
(where)
Yaoundé
(when)
2019

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Asongu, Simplice
  • Odhiambo, Nicholas M.
  • African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)

Time of origin

  • 2019

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