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| Fanougbo Avoce Viagannou |
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| ''Ambivalent causal relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Benin'' |
| ( 2025, Vol. 45 No.2 ) |
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| The paper aims to verify the ambivalent causal relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions. The data used were obtained from the World Development Indicators database for the period of 2000-2023. The simultaneous equation model was used with three-stage least squares (3SLS). The results revealed that gross domestic product increased CO2 emissions by 0.787 and that CO2 emissions decreased gross domestic product by 0.375 at the threshold of 1%. However, to achieve growth in terms of environmental protection in Benin, it is necessary to invest more in ecotourism, renewable
energy consumption, and activities capable of increasing the capacity for CO2 absorption and internal carbon storage. |
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| Keywords: Ambivalent causal relationship, carbon dioxide emissions, economic growth, 3SLS |
JEL: Q5 - Environmental Economics: General
Q4 - Energy: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Apr 04 2025 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jun 30 2025 |
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