Testing the environment Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Domain:
climateenvironment and energyRecord type:
paper
Creator:
BwaNeeMuzFur
Publisher:
Edi
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This paper investigates the interplay between economic growth and environmental
degradation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 1990 to 2020. Despite extensive
research on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), the applicability of this hypothesis remains
non-generalisable, influenced by various factors such as the level of economic development,
research methodologies, and researchers' understanding of the topic. Utilising the Phillips-Perron
(PP) and Zivot-Andrews (ZA) unit root tests for stationarity, and Pesaran's cointegration test for
long-term dynamics, this study applied the ARDL (Autoregressive Distributed Lag) model to series
integrated of order I(0) and I(1). Findings confirm the presence of the EKC and a unidirectional
causal relationship between GDP and CO2 emissions in the DRC. These results highlight the
significance of wealth creation for sustainable development in the country.
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