The Effect of Corruption on the Environmental Quality in African Countries: a Panel Quantile Regression Analysis

Sekrafi, Habib; Abdelmonen, Snoussi; Mili, Khaled

doi:10.1007/s13132-018-0571-8

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“…The finding reveals that corruption degrades the countries' environments. For Africa countries, Habib et al (2018) find a similar result that corruption deteriorates their environments. Furthermore, Masron and Subramaniam (2018) MEQ 31,4 use a panel of 64 emerging nations to analyze the influence of corruption on environmental degradation.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Finally, most of the earlier studies on the relation of financial development with an environment focused on developed and industrialized economies, while very few studies concentrated on developing countries, such as the African countries. Few known studies for some selected African countries in this area include Abid (2016), andHabib et al (2018). Therefore, the current paper intends to add to the literature by studying this relationship.…”

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confidence: 98%

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The role of financial development and corruption in environmental degradation of Sub-Saharan African countries

Yahaya

Mohd‐Jali

Raji

2020

MEQ

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PurposeThis study examines the role of financial development and its interaction with corruption in the environmental degradation of eight Sub-Saharan African countries from 2000–2014.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilizes Pedroni cointegration and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) techniques for the estimation of the models.FindingsThe results of the cointegration test reveal that there exist long-run relationships among the variables in the model with the interaction of financial development and corruption, and in the model without interaction. The FMOLS estimates show that in the former model, the interaction of financial development with corruption is positively significant in determining the level of environmental degradation in those countries. Moreover, in the latter, financial development, trade openness, and corruption have a positive effect on their environmental degradationResearch limitations/implicationsUnavailability of data, the study was limited to only eight Sub-Saharan African nationsPractical implicationsThe finding that financial development and its interaction with corruption have an adverse effect on the environments of the Sub-Saharan African countries implies the need to focus on how efficient credits are being allocated in those countries. For better management of environmental quality, this may require the implementation of policies that enhance credit allocation to users with energy-efficient technology and appliances that promote the quality of environments. In addition, stringent policies could be embarked upon to curtail all acts of corruption in the region for an efficient credit allocation and a better environment in the development of Sub-Saharan African society.Originality/valueThe dearth in empirical studies on the Sub-Saharan African countries motivates this study. In particular, little is known about the interaction effect of corruption and financial development on the environmental degradation of those countries, as the work on this is limited in the existing literature.

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The role of financial development and corruption in environmental degradation of Sub-Saharan African countries

Yahaya

Mohd‐Jali

Raji

2020

MEQ

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“…Governments generally allow construction in green fields and encroaching forests to appease these groups, while manifesting itself as enhancing government effectiveness via intensified relationship with these groups, who run the majority of the business sector; and this comes at the cost of environmental degradation. The result contradicts Purcel (2019), Habib et al (2020), and Ridzuan et al (2019). Natural logarithm of GDP per capita has negative significant effect on environmental quality for high-and lowincome countries, while it has positive significant effect on environmental quality for middle-income countries.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Purcel (2019) analyzes the impact of political stability in 47 low-and lower-middle-income countries and shows that stability of both the political and social structures plays a crucial role in mitigating CO2 pollution in developing countries. Studies on environmental impact of corruption have shown a negative relationship between the two, as corruption dampens rule of law and policy compliances (Fredriksson and Mani 2002;Habib et al 2020;Ridzuan et al 2019). On the policy front, they recommend institutional improvements by adopting more transparent laws and heavily penalizing corrupt officials and entrepreneurs whose unlawful practices cause higher environmental pollution.…”

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The environmental impact of governance: a system-generalized method of moments analysis

Gök

Sodhi

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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To investigate the role of governance on environmental quality, two hypotheses are developed; when good governance practices dominate governance structures, then improvement in governance levels leads to better environmental outcomes, and when bad governance practices dominate governance structures, then improvement in governance levels leads to deterioration in environmental outcomes. To test these hypotheses for 115 countries clustered as high, middle, and low income over the period of 2000 to 2015, system generalized method of moments is employed. The results show that an improvement in governance increases environmental quality in high income countries, while it decreases environmental quality in middle-and low-income countries. We concluded that high-income countries should improve governance structures to get better environmental outcomes without changing their environment-oriented policies and governance practices, and middle-and low-income countries should bring in structural changes to their governance systems by prioritizing environmental outcomes over economic outcomes for improving environmental quality.

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“…Similarly, Habib et al (2018) also examined the association between corruption and carbon emanation in a panel of African countries. Utilizing the sample of eighteen economies between the period of 1992 to 2013, the study applied the methods of Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) to identify the long-run connection among the variables.…”

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The Impact of Democracy, Corruption and Military Expenditure on Environmental Degradation: Evidence From Top Six Asean Countries

Zandi

Haseeb

Abidin

2019

HSSR

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Purpose of the study: The current study aims to examine the relationship between corruption, democracy, military expenditure and environmental degradation in a panel of six ASEAN countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam using a panel data from 1995 to 2017. Methodology: In addition, the current study is unique in applying the sophisticated methods of panel Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS) and Dynamic Ordinary Least Square (DOLS) that have been adopted in several earlier quality research. Main Findings: The results of panel estimations conclude that corruption, military expenditure, and democracy have a noteworthy and significant impact on carbon dioxide emission in ASEAN countries. The results of FMOLS and DOLS confirm that there is a positive and significant impact of military expenditure and corruption on carbon dioxide emission. However, we found a negative and significant impact of democracy on carbon dioxide emission in all selected ASEAN countries. Implications: In general, the consequences of both statistical estimations affirm that corruption, democracy, and military expenditure are the critical and noteworthy determinants of carbon dioxide emission in ASEAN nations.

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The Effect of Corruption on the Environmental Quality in African Countries: a Panel Quantile Regression Analysis

Cited by 35 publications

References 51 publications

The role of financial development and corruption in environmental degradation of Sub-Saharan African countries

The role of financial development and corruption in environmental degradation of Sub-Saharan African countries

The environmental impact of governance: a system-generalized method of moments analysis

The Impact of Democracy, Corruption and Military Expenditure on Environmental Degradation: Evidence From Top Six Asean Countries

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