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Climate Change, Poverty and Income Inequality Linkage: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

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  • Evelyn Nwamaka Ogbeide-Osaretin

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, Mgt. a Social Sciences, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria,)

  • Bright Orhewere

    (Department of Economics, Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria)

  • Oseremen Ebhote

    (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Arts, Mgt. a Social Sciences, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria)

  • Sadiq Oshoke Akhor

    (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Arts, Mgt. & Social Sciences, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria,)

  • Israel. O. Imide

    (Department of Economics, University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State Nigeria.)

Abstract

There seems to be a vicious cycle between climate change and income inequality. Hence, this study examined the existence of a feedback relationship between climate change and income inequality in Nigeria. The study employed an annual data series for the period from 1980 to 2020. Income inequality was measured by Gini while climate change was captured by temperature. The upshot of the study revealed that there is a feedback substantial connectivity between climate change and income inequality. The impact of climate change on income inequality conformed to the U-shaped hypothesis. Other factors of climate change were population growth, economic development, and emission of carbon dioxide. Hence, the study pertinently advocates and recommends effective population control, reduction of income inequality through the provision of employment and education, and the supply of modern and efficient energy in the purse of economic growth and development.

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  • Evelyn Nwamaka Ogbeide-Osaretin & Bright Orhewere & Oseremen Ebhote & Sadiq Oshoke Akhor & Israel. O. Imide, 2022. "Climate Change, Poverty and Income Inequality Linkage: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 12(5), pages 332-341, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ2:2022-05-39
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    Keywords

    climatic change; economic development; Gini coefficient; poverty; Nigeria;
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    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • Q0 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General

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