@article{Asongu_246,
author = {Nicholas Odhiambo M Simplice. A. Asongu},
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0144598719835594},
doi = {10.1177/0144598719835594},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-04-09},
journal = {Energy Exploration & Exploitation},
abstract = {This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000–2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics include: political stability, voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulation quality, the rule of law and corruption-control. The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method of moments. Regulation quality modulates CO2 emissions to exert a net negative effect on inclusive development. Institutional governance (consisting of corruption-control and the rule of law) modulates CO2 emissions to also exert a net negative effect on inclusive human development. Fortunately, the corresponding interactive effects are positive, which indicates that good governance needs to be enhanced to achieve positive net effects. A policy threshold of institutional governance at which institutional governance completely dampens the unfavourable effect of CO2 emissions on inclusive human development is established. Other policy implications are discussed.},
keywords = {Africa, CO2 emissions, economic development},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{Asongu_255,
author = {Nicholas Odhiambo M Simplice A. Asongu},
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0144598719835591},
doi = {10.1177/0144598719835591},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-03-13},
journal = {Energy Exploration & Exploitation},
abstract = {This study investigates how increasing economic development affects the green economy in terms of CO2 emissions, using data from 44 countries in the sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000–2012. The Generalized Method of Moments 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 gross domestic product 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 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.},
keywords = {Africa, CO2 emissions, economic development},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}