Dr. Emmanuel manu
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MDMARY DONKOR
MARY DONKORYKYusheng Kong
Yusheng KongEmmanuel manuANAlbert Henry Ntarmah
Albert Henry NtarmahFAFlorence Appiah-Twum
Florence Appiah-TwumEnvironmental expenditures (EX) are made by the government and industries which are either long-term or short-term investments. The principal target of EX is to eliminate environmental hazards, promote sustainable natural resources, and improve environmental quality (EQ). Thus, this study looks at the impact of economic growth (EG), and government finance expenditure (GEX) on EQ in Northern Africa and Southern Africa (NASA) republics from 2000–2016. The panel quantile regression (PQR) and panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model in a generalized method of moment framework (GMM) were employed as a framework. The PQR results show that; (i) In Northern republics, GEX had a significant positive effect on EQ at 25%, 50%, and 75% quantiles levels. (ii) In the Southern republics, GEX had a significant negative impact on EQ at 25%. Moreover, the PVAR through the GMM established that EG and GEX are significantly positive while the parameter for CO2 is insignificant and negative in the North. However, in the South, GEX and CO2 were statistically significant, while EG positively impacts EQ. Lastly, the granger causality report in North indicates uni-directional causation running from LNGEX → LNGDPpc, LNCO2 → LNGDPpc, LNFF → LNGEX, and LNFDI → LNGEX. Similarly, there is uni-directional causation in South republics from LNGEX → LNGDPpc, LNCO2 → LNGEX, and LNFDI → LNGEX.
19 November 2021 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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24 April 2023 in Sustainable Development
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We investigate the causal impact of the development of financial institutions on environmental sustainability in Africa. Drawing on a distinctive panel data set encompassing 34 countries from 1980 to 2017, with carbon emissions serving as an indicator of environmental sustainability, we discover that enhanced development of financial institutions leads to increased carbon emissions, especially in relation to the depth of these institutions. Furthermore, our study reveals support for the environmental Kuznets curve, heterogenous slopes, and shifts over time in the finance–emissions nexus. Our results remain robust to different model specifications. The conclusions we reach indicate that the development of financial institutions and the implementation of pro‐growth policies are essential for attaining environmental sustainability on the African continent.
6 July 2020 in BUSINESS STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT
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Emmanuel manuWXWen Xuezhou
Wen XuezhouIPIsaac O. Paintsil
Isaac O. Paintsil
SGSamuel Gyedu
Samuel Gyedu
ANAlbert Henry Ntarmah
Albert Henry Ntarmah25 September 2020 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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1 January 2023 in Sage Open
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This paper examined finance-growth nexus in the finance industry and the influencing factors of economic indicators which deliberate on the performance of the Solow Growth model to prove the actuality of financial development (FD) inside the economic growth (EG) model, based on the regional data from 1980 to 2017 in Africa. We applied the econometric method of GMM style panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) and panel quantile regression (PQR). With the optimal finance-growth outcome, the review shows that the economic indicators influence the finance-growth nexus. The quantile results show that high economic indicators help to strengthen the finance-growth nexus, whereas low economic indicators hinder it. The GMM style PVAR results present a mixed effect in terms of the connection and marginal significance, indicating that FD has a varied impact on economic growth. Last, the granger causality results show a two-way causal association amid finance-growth in Western, Central, Eastern, and Southern African economies and a unidirectional causal link of finance-growth in Northern Africa. The policy conclusion is that to gain the long-term economic benefits of FD, African countries should strive for low and steady economic stability. To attain the required economic stability, it may be important to use suitable fiscal and monetary policies.
About Me
Dr. Emmanuel Kwaku Manu is an economist with a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of New England, Australia. His research focuses on digital transformation, informal innovation, and environmental sustainability, with broader expertise in applied economics, macroeconomics, econometrics, the circular economy, development economics, FinTech, energy economics, and financial economics.
He has published widely in leading international journals such as Business Strategy and the Environment, Habitat International, Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Development. His work is highly cited and recognized for bridging academic research with practical policy applications, particularly in advancing inclusive industrial development, sustainable economic transitions, and innovation-driven growth in emerging economies.
Dr. Manu is an active contributor to global scholarly networks, presenting at international conferences and engaging in collaborative research projects. His editorial roles include serving on the boards of Sage Open, Journal of Cities & Infrastructure, Sustainable Processes Connect, Journal of Interdisciplinary Social, Digital, Creative & Engineering Studies (JISDCES), and the Global Financial Economics Journal.
Through his research and leadership, Dr. Manu has established himself as an internationally recognized scholar shaping debates on innovation, sustainability, and economic policy in Africa and beyond.