Income Inequality, Institutional Quality and Environmental Quality in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Income Inequality, Institutional Quality and Environmental Quality in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Summary/Abstract: In the recent time a dramatic increase has been observed globally in carbon footprints due to anthropogenic activities such as burning coal and petroleum products due to non-affordability of renewable energy. The analysis of earlier research on the impact of economic disparity on environmental quality has shown contradictory findings. Furthermore, the prior research has not sufficiently examined the moderating role of institutional quality on the relationship between economic inequality and environmental quality. This highlights the need for more research on the connection between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, institutional quality, and wealth disparity in Sub Saharan African nations. The study looked at how institutional quality and economic inequality affected carbon emissions using the system and differenced generalized method of moment (GMM) technique. The findings demonstrated that in Sub-Saharan African countries, increased income inequality is accompanied by rising CO2 emissions.

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