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Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in Somalia: Empirical Evidence from ARDL Technique

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  • Hassan Abdikadir Hussein

    (Faculty of Management Science, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia,)

  • Abdimalik Ali Warsame

    (Faculty of Economics, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia)

Abstract

Economic growth is typically considered as the fundamental cause of environmental problems due to higher production which generates more pollution. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis is used to test the link between economic growth and environmental pollution. In this regard, this study aims to ascertain the validity of the EKC hypothesis in Somalia using time series data spanning 1989-2020 in Somalia. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) technique is applied to verify the presence of EKC and cointegrations between the sampled variables. According to the empirical result, it was revealed that all the regressors are statistically significant except trade openness. Agriculture production and squared economic growth are negatively related to environmental pollution whereas economic growth significantly impedes environmental quality in Somalia. Hence, an inverted U-shaped relation between growth and pollution has been found confirming the EKC hypothesis. In contrast, both economic growth and squared growth Granger cause environmental pollution but not vice versa. Policymakers should develop environmental policies to help reduce emissions by promoting and investing in cleaner energy resources to improve Somalia’s economy’s overall energy efficiency to achieve economic and environmental/sustainability.

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  • Hassan Abdikadir Hussein & Abdimalik Ali Warsame, 2023. "Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in Somalia: Empirical Evidence from ARDL Technique," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 13(5), pages 678-684, September.
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    Keywords

    EKC Hypothesis; Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Economic Growth; ARDL; Somalia;
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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
    • O44 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Environment and Growth
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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