The effect of climate change on economic growth: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

被引：58

作者：

Alagidede P. ^{[1
]}

Adu G. ^{[2
]}

Frimpong P.B. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

[2] Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

[3] Garden City University College, Kumasi

来源：

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies | 2016年 / 18卷 / 3期

关键词：

Climate change; Economic growth; Panel cointegration; Sub-Saharan Africa;

D O I：

10.1007/s10018-015-0116-3

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摘要：

This study is a contribution to the empirics of climate change and its effect on sustainable economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data on two climate variables: temperature and precipitation, and employing panel cointegration econometric technique of the long- and short-run effects of climate change on growth, we establish that temperatures beyond 24.9 °C would significantly reduce economic performance in SSA. Furthermore, we show that the relationship between real GDP per capita on one hand and temperature on the other is intrinsically nonlinear. © 2015, Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies and Springer Japan.

引用

页码：417 / 436

页数：19

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