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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Foreign direct investments and environmental quality in sub-Saharan Africa: the merits of policy and institutions for environmental sustainability.

Emmanuel Duodu, Evans Kwarteng, Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie, Prince Boakye Frimpong

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Emmanuel DuoduDepartment of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Evans KwartengDepartment of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Eric Fosu Oteng-AbayieDepartment of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. efoteng-abayie.socs@knust.edu.gh.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4598-2066
Prince Boakye FrimpongDepartment of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

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Abstract

This study investigates the association between foreign direct investment (FDI) and environmental quality, taking into account policies and institutions for environmental sustainability across 23 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. We applied the Generalised Method of Moment (system-GMM) to analyse the data for the period 2005 to 2019. The results revealed that FDI improves environmental quality in the long run, whereas in the short run, FDI diminishes environmental quality when interacted with policies and institutions for environmental sustainability. Furthermore, policies and institutions for environmental sustainability and domestic investment improve environmental quality in both the long and short run. The study concludes that policies and institutions for environmental sustainability in SSA are important as they improve environmental quality. The study also finds policies and institutions for environmental sustainability complements with FDI to improve environmental quality in the long run. Finally, the study further establishes that domestic investment is important to improve environmental quality in SSA. The key findings call for strengthening policies for improving environmental quality in SSA.

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Carbon DioxideEconomic DevelopmentAfrica South of the SaharaInvestmentsPolicyCarbon DioxideEnvironmental qualityEnvironmental sustainabilityForeign direct investmentPolicy and InstitutionsSub-Saharan Africa

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