Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Sci Total Environ. 2024 Dec 1;954:176205. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176205. Epub 2024 Sep 10.
This study explores how globalization influences the relationship between institutional quality and the ecological footprint in Africa. Utilizing dynamic panel threshold models with data from 49 African countries (2002-2022), we investigate how different types of globalization-economic, social, cultural, and political-affect this relationship. Our findings reveal that the impact of institutional quality on the ecological footprint varies significantly depending on globalization thresholds. Specifically, below certain thresholds, improved institutional quality increases the ecological footprint, whereas above these thresholds, it tends to reduce it. For economic globalization, the threshold is 53.510; for social globalization, 48.332; for cultural globalization, 28.446; and for political globalization, 69.663. These results highlight the need for targeted environmental policies that consider the specific effects of each globalization dimension to effectively manage Africa's ecological footprint. The study contributes to the literature by addressing the complex link between institutional quality and globalization and provides practical insights for policymakers to design more effective sustainability strategies in the African context.
本研究探讨了全球化如何影响非洲机构质量与生态足迹之间的关系。利用来自 49 个非洲国家（2002-2022 年）的数据，我们采用动态面板门槛模型，研究了不同类型的全球化（经济、社会、文化和政治）如何影响这种关系。研究结果表明，机构质量对生态足迹的影响因全球化门槛而异。具体而言，在一定门槛以下，改善机构质量会增加生态足迹，而在这些门槛以上，机构质量往往会减少生态足迹。对于经济全球化，门槛值为 53.510；对于社会全球化，门槛值为 48.332；对于文化全球化，门槛值为 28.446；对于政治全球化，门槛值为 69.663。这些结果强调了需要针对特定的全球化维度的环境政策，以有效管理非洲的生态足迹。本研究通过探讨机构质量和全球化之间的复杂联系，为文献做出了贡献，并为政策制定者在非洲背景下设计更有效的可持续性战略提供了实际见解。
