Impact of economic capabilities and population agglomeration on PM 2.5 emission: empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Afr
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Impact of economic capabilities and population agglomeration on PM2.5 emission: empirical evidence from sub-Saharan African countries Summaira Malik 1 & Asim Iqbal 2 & Asma Imran 3 & Muhammad Usman 4 & Muhammad Nadeem 5 & Saira Asif 6 & Awais Bokhari 7 Received: 30 March 2020 / Accepted: 16 September 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract The utilization of economic capabilities to raise production in the economy enhances the industrial activities and use of transportation. These activities deteriorate the quality of the environment and raise the level of particulate matter (PM2.5). The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of economic capabilities and population agglomeration on PM2.5 emissions for the sample of 23 sub-Saharan African countries—a highly polluted region of the world. The study used panel regression from 2007 to 2015 and found that production capabilities are highly significant and directly effecting PM2.5 emissions. The Kuznets hypothesis does not hold in this region, and the concentration of population in urban areas is also significant. To avoid the problem of possible endogeneity in the empirical model and for robustness check, the study also utilized system GMM and found consistent results. The findings of the study are highly valuable to reduce PM2.5 and propose that the policymakers in SubSaharan African countries should opt for industrial specialization rather than economic complexity and ensure that the proper measures are taken to control PM2.5. Moreover, population concentrations should not be taken place in a few main urban cities. Keywords Economic capacity . Population agglomeration . PM2.5 emission . Kuznets hypothesis
Introduction Responsible Editor: Philippe Garrigues * Awais Bokhari [email protected] 1
Department of Economics, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Economics and Business Administration, Division of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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School of Business and Economics, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan
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National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan
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Faculty of Sciences, Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
This world is loaded with different industrial products that it is difficult to envision what life was before the industrial revolution. The European nations started industrialization which got one of the most significant transitions in mankind’s history. Presently, factories are located wherever on the planet. Usage of non-renewable energy sources, coal, and gas superseded wood, water, and
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