Evolution de la qualité de l’environnement et développement économique dans les pays de l’UEMOA.

ISSIFOU, Hamza and NADJIMADNAN L., Stéphane (2023): Evolution de la qualité de l’environnement et développement économique dans les pays de l’UEMOA.

Abstract

Several studies have suggested that an increase in per capita income has an impact on environmental quality; however, other research rejects this conclusion. This paper aims to empirically test the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis by analyzing the interaction between per capita income growth and environmental degradation, measured through CO2 emissions as the dependent variable. Furthermore, this study compiles panel data from 2000 to 2014 for all countries in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The study's results revealed that the EKC hypothesis is not supported in the WAEMU countries. Consequently, it is recommended that WAEMU countries strengthen their environmental policies, with a focus on reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Additionally, implementing environmental education programs to raise awareness among citizens is advised.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Evolution of Environmental Quality and Economic Development in WAEMU Countries.
• Language: French
• Keywords: Environmental Kuznets Curve, per capita income, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O55 - Africa; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q52 - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs ; Distributional Effects ; Employment Effects; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development ; Environment and Trade ; Sustainability ; Environmental Accounts and Accounting ; Environmental Equity ; Population Growth; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q58 - Government Policy

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