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Revisiting the causal nexus between coal energy consumption, economic growth, and pollutant emission: sorting out the causality
Joshua, Udi; Uzuner, Gizem; Bekun, Festus Victor (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, 2020)Anthropogenic activities in search of livelihood come with its environmental implications. This is in line with the current crusade of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) target 7 and 13 for effective ... -
Revisiting the economic growth and agriculture nexus in Nigeria: Evidence from asymmetric cointegration and frequency domain causality approaches
Agboola, Mary Oluwatoyin; Bekun, Festus Victor; Osundina, Olawumi Abeni; Kırıkkaleli, Derviş (WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ, 2022)The contribution of different agricultural subsectors to economic growth in Nigeria is investigated and further suggests policy implications for investing in each of these subsectors. To this end, Johansen cointegration ... -
Revisiting the linkage between oil and agricultural commodity prices: Panel evidence from an Agrarian state
Gökmenoğlu, Korhan K.; Güngör, Hasan; Bekun, Festus Victor (WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ, 2021)This paper utilizes panel methods to consider the dynamic relationship between oil and agricultural commodity prices. The study makes use of monthly measures realized data for six agricultural commodity prices, including ... -
Revisiting the Nexus between FDI, financial development and economic growth: Empirical evidence from Nigeria
Olorogun, Lukman Ayinde; Salami, Monsurat Ayojimi; Bekun, Festus Victor (WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ, 2022)The need for economic development has preoccupied policymakers over the years. Especially the global south such as Nigeria, which is plagued with infrastructural deficit and less foreign direct investment and financial ... -
Revisiting the pollution haven hypothesis within the context of the environmental Kuznets curve
Bekun, Festus Victor; Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Etokakpan, Mfonobong Udom; Çakır Gündoğdu, Burçin (EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, HOWARD HOUSE, WAGON LANE, BINGLEY BD16 1WA, W YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2023)Purpose – This purpose of this study is to explore the impact of global trend of economic integration and interconnectedness which has drawn the attention of world economies and their implications on trade inflow. This ... -
Revisiting the trade and unemployment nexus: Empirical evidence from the Nigerian economy
Onifade, Stephen Taiwo; Ay, Ahmet; Asongu, Simplice; Bekun, Festus Victor (WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ, 2020)The recent exacerbation of unemployment crisis in Nigeria stands to be a serious threat to both socio-economic stability and progress of the country just as the report from the Bureau of Statistics shows that at least over ... -
A road to enhancements in natural gas use in Iran: A multivariate modelling approach
Balsalobre-Lorente, Daniel; Bekun, Festus Victor; Etokakpan, Mfonobong Udom; Driha, Oana M. (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND, 2019)The primary focus of this study is to empirically investigate the natural gas consumption-economic growth nexus in Iran, while incorporating real gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) and the role of oil revenue (OR) as ... -
Roadmap for climate alliance economies to vision 2030: retrospect and lessons
Adedoyin, Festus Fatai; Bekun, Festus Victor; Alola, Andrew Adewale (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, 2021)The United Nations Climate Conference 25, held in December 2019, reached a significant agreement against implementing the Paris agreement come 2020. Bound by the contract, 189 countries who are party to the deal agreed ... -
Structural breaks in CO2 emissions: Are they caused by climate change protests or other factors?
Adedoyin, Festus Fatai; Öztürk, İlhan; Abubakar, Isah Funtua; Kumeka, Terver Theophilus; Folarin, Oludele; Bekun, Festus Victor (ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND, 2020)In recent times, there has been increase in climate change protest across the globe. However, whether decrease in emissions is connected with climate change protest or not is yet to be documented in the literature. ... -
Sustainable electricity generation: the possibility of substituting fossil fuels for hydropower and solar energy in Italy
Solarin, Sakiru Adebola; Bello, Mufutau Opeyemi; Bekun, Festus Victor (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106, 2021)Electricity remains the most important form of end-use energy consumption and an important factor for economic growth and development. However, electricity generation also constitutes a great source of concern for global ... -
Sustainable Energy Supply, Finance, and Domestic Investment Nexus in West Africa
Kolawole, Kayode David; Ajayi, Micheal Adebayo; Alhassan, Abdulkareem; Bekun, Festus Victor; Uzuner, Gizem (MDPI, ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2022)This study examines the impact of financial deepening and sustainable energy supply on domestic investment in West African countries. The data for the study range from 1990 to 2020 and were sourced from the World Development ... -
Symmetric and asymmetric impact of economic growth, capital formation, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on environment in OECD countries
Mujtaba, Aqib; Jena, Pabitra Kumar; Bekun, Festus Victor; Sahu, Pritish Kumar (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2022)This study examines the symmetric (linear) and asymmetric (nonlinear) impact of economic growth (EG), capital formation (CF), renewable and non-renewable energy (NRE) consumption on CO2 emissions and ecological footprint ... -
Synthesizing urbanization and carbon emissions in Africa: how viable is environmental sustainability amid the quest for economic growth in a globalized world?
Erdoğan, Savaş; Onifade, Stephen Taiwo; Altuntaş, Mehmet; Bekun, Festus Victor (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, 2022)Global emission statistics show that Africa is among the least carbon-emitting continents. However, the rising drive for economic growth amid urbanization and globalization in recent years has continued to attract the ... -
Telehealth as a Panacea Amidst Global Pandemic (COVID-19) in Africa
Alhassan, Gloria Nnadwa; Öztürk, İlknur; Adedoyin, Festus Fatai; Bekun, Festus Victor (Düzce Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, 2021)Technology is disrupting bringing up a better innovation and strengthening the healthcare services. Telehealth is one of these services. Telehealth can help in times of emergency situations as well as reducing morbidity ... -
Testing the transport-induced environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis: The role of air and railway transport
Erdoğan, Sinan; Adedoyin, Festus Fatai; Bekun, Festus Victor; Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND, 2020)The airline and railway industry contribute immensely to economic development, however, its role in environmental pollution requires attention. Here, this study builds on the theoretical pedigree of the environmental Kuznets ... -
To what extent are pollutant emission intensified by international tourist arrivals? Starling evidence from G7 Countries
Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Bein, Murad A.; Adedoyin, Festus Fatai; Bekun, Festus Victor (SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2022)A large volume of environmental science and pollution research has focused on the contributions of various forms of energy consumption to emissions. However, little attention is given to the impact of human activities ... -
Tourism-induced pollution emission amidst energy mix: evidence from Nigeria
Bamidele, Ruth Oluyemi; Öztürk, İlhan; Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Bekun, Festus Victor (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, 2022)In recent years, there is concerted eforts to boost the tourism industry in Nigeria, and regulatory bodies were created for the tourism industry. This study is contributing to the ongoing debate on the tourism-energy-environment ... -
Tourism‑induced emission in Sub‑Saharan Africa: A Panel Study for Oil‑Producing and Non‑oil‑Producing countries
Bekun, Festus Victor; Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Bamidele, Ruth Oluyemi; Udemba, Edmund Ntom (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, 2022)The tourism industry is undoubtedly among the largest contributors to economic growth and employment generation in most economies of the world, and Africa is not an exception as outlined by World Tourism Organization ... -
Toward a sustainable growth path in Arab economies: an extension of classical growth model
Taha, Amjad; Aydin, Mucahit; Lasisi, Taiwo Temitope; Bekun, Festus Victor; Sethi, Narayan (SPRINGER, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, NY 10004, UNITED STATES, 2023)Background/Objectives: Many economies are on the trajectory of alternative growth drivers other than conventional capital and labor. Access to credit facilities is a pertinent indicator of economic growth. In line with ... -
Toward sustainable use of natural resources: Nexus between resource rents, affluence, energy intensity and carbon emissions in developing and transition economies
Nwani, Chinazaekpere; Bekun, Festus Victor; Gyamfi, Bright A.; Effiong, Ekpeno L.; Alola, Andrew A. (WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ, 2023)Sustainable use of natural resources would entail ensuring that derived economic benefits today do not undermine the welfare of generations to come. On this basis, this study examines the nexus between natural resource ...