Examining the interaction effect of control of corruption and income level on environmental quality in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorUsman, Ojonugwa
dc.contributor.authorIorember, Paul Terhemba
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk, İlhan
dc.contributor.authorBekun, Festus Victor
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-23T09:08:46Z
dc.date.available2023-01-23T09:08:46Z
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, İşletme Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of corruption and income on environmental degradation is well established in the literature. However, little attention has been given to how the control of corruption affects the environmental quality at different levels of income. This study examines the interaction effect of the control of corruption and income on environmental quality in Africa over the period from 1996 to 2017. Using a Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR) with fixed effects, the results revealed that both the control of corruption and income level increase CO2 emissions while their interaction term reduces CO2 emissions. This implies that the interaction effect of the control of corruption and income level mitigates carbon emissions. Particularly, the marginal effect of the control of corruption on CO2 emissions decreases as income level increases. Furthermore, renewable energy consumption has a negative and significant effect on CO2 emissions. The effect of foreign direct investment on CO2 emissions is positive and significant, which validates the pollution haven hypothesis. These results are heterogeneous across the quantile distribution of CO2 emissions. Based on these findings, our study suggests the need for the government and policymakers to stimulate income levels as a prerequisite for achieving sound and effective environmental policies in Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su141811391en_US
dc.identifier.issue18en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85138723258en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11467/6136
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su141811391
dc.identifier.volume14en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000856629000001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability (Switzerland)en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAfrica; corruption; environmental quality; income level; renewable energyen_US
dc.titleExamining the interaction effect of control of corruption and income level on environmental quality in Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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