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Environment-growth nexus and corruption in the MENA region: Novel evidence based on method of moments quantile estimations

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dc.creator Doğan, Buhari
dc.creator Ghosh, Sudeshna
dc.creator Khalfaoui, Rabeh
dc.creator Arminen, Heli
dc.date 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2025-02-25T10:38:06Z
dc.date.available 2025-02-25T10:38:06Z
dc.identifier c73a35ac-d777-4bb8-8602-209fcced2751
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118146
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/c73a35ac-d777-4bb8-8602-209fcced2751/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/101320
dc.description This study contributes to the environment-growth nexus literature by examining corruption's effect on environmental quality in 17 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries between 1984 and 2018. We use four different indicators of environmental degradation (ecological footprint, carbon dioxide emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon emission intensity) to gain a comprehensive view of the relationship. This study's methodological value added is the application of the method of moments quantile regression, which enables us to account for different relationships between the independent variables and environmental quality at different levels of environmental degradation. The results indicate that corruption worsens environmental quality based on three of the four indicators of environmental degradation, while the impact appears to become less severe at higher levels of environmental deterioration. The results also indicate that traditional mean-based panel data estimation methods provide an incomplete picture of the factors behind environmental problems: The explanatory variables' impacts tend to vary at different levels of environmental quality, and the impact's sign can even change when moving from the lowest to the highest environmental degradation quantiles. Overall, the results highlight the importance of curbing corruption to enable enforcement of more stringent environmental regulations.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Environment-growth nexus and corruption in the MENA region: Novel evidence based on method of moments quantile estimations
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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