Analyzing the impact of access to electricity and biomass energy consumption on infant mortality rate: a global perspective

Asghar, Nabila; Amjad, Muhammad Asif; Rehman, Hafeez ur

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-24144-9

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“…Table 2 presents the mean and standard deviation (S.D) of the 36 OECD and 12 non-OECD countries. The mean values of all variables are larger than their S.D, shows that factors are under-dispersed (Abid, Mehmood, Tariq, & Haq, 2022;Asghar, Amjad, & Rehman, 2023;Rafique, Ahmad, & Ilyas, 2023;Sial et al, 2022).…”

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Causes of Restrictiveness Policies on Foreign Direct Investment in OECD and Non-OECD Countries

Naushahi,

Kanwal,

Batool

et al. 2024

iRASD J. Eco.

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered a significant tool to transform modern technologies and innovation from developed to developing countries. Unfortunately, some countries impose FDI restrictions for economic, political, and social reasons. The present study assesses the role of different restrictive policies on FDI inflows in OECD and non-OECD countries. The empirical results are estimated by using panel quantile regression (PQR) at the median quantile from 1998 to 2022. It uses the all-restrictiveness policies index and its four subtypes: equity, key foreign personnel, screening and approval, and operational restrictions; the data is extracted from the OECD database. The study concluded that all restrictiveness policy indexes and their subtypes in OECD countries propose the inverted U-shaped curve. In contrast, in non-OECD countries, it shows the U-shaped relationship to determine the FDI inflows. Furthermore, this study also examines the individual countries using the marginal effect. In OECD countries, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand have imposed higher restrictions, which reduces the FDI, while in non-OECD countries case, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines imposed higher restrictions, which increased FDI inflows. This study recommends that OECD countries reduce the FDI restrictiveness policies while non-OECD countries should increase it.

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Causes of Restrictiveness Policies on Foreign Direct Investment in OECD and Non-OECD Countries

Naushahi,

Kanwal,

Batool

et al. 2024

iRASD J. Eco.

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“…Hung (2021) found the same results in the case of China. Using the Panel Quantile Regression (PQR) approach Asghar et al (2022) analyze the impact of electricity access and biomass energy consumption on infant mortality rate. The results suggest that access to electricity helps reduce infant mortality, while biomass energy consumption shows an upward sloping curve.…”

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Improving human development through urbanization, demographic dividend and biomass energy consumption

Nguea

2023

Sustainable Development

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The policy debate on the effects of urbanization, demographic dividend and biomass energy consumption on human development in Africa has long suffered from a scarcity of empirical evidence. This study, therefore, explores the relationship between urbanization, demographic dividend, biomass energy consumption and human development (measured by the human development index, human capital, life expectancy and infant mortality) in 33 African countries between 1990 and 2019. We employ Driscoll‐Kraay, instrumental variable and the panel quantile regression methods. We find that an increase in urbanization, demographic dividend and biomass energy consumption leads to a higher level of human development. Accounting for different facets of human development such as education (human capital) and health (life expectancy and infant mortality), the results show that urbanization and biomass energy consumption improve education and health. The results also show that while demographic dividend improves education and infant mortality, its effect on life expectancy is negative and significant. These findings are robust for reliable and consistent policy directives.

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“…Currently, there is an increased interest in alternative renewable energy sources, such as biomass energy, for sustainable economic development [1,2]. This is due to the great concerns of negative environmental impact, particularly issues related to climate change (green gas emissions), resulting from the extraction and utilisation of fossil fuels [3][4][5][6][7].…”

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Assessment of Combustion Properties of Briquettes Produced from Three Different Biomasses Sourced from Tarkwa, Ghana

Quaicoe,

Stephens,

Benyarku

et al. 2024

JENRR

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Climate change and population growth has necessitated the need for sustainable fuel/energy sources. This study aimed to produce alternative fuel sources from waste biomasses (coconut husk, wood sawdust and waste charcoal residue). Particularly, the influence of agro-waste type on resulting briquette combustion properties (volatile matter, calorific value, fixed carbon and ash content) was examined. Charring was achieved using local reactor whilst cassava starch was used as a binder. Briquettes of sizes ranging between ~ 40 - 60 mm with varying residual moisture contents (8 – 12%) were produced. For thermal characteristics, the results showed that the briquettes from coconut husk yielded highest volatile matter content (36%) followed by fine charcoal particles’ (33%) and sawdust briquettes (3%). The Ash contents for the briquettes from coconut husk, charcoal and sawdust were 2%, 21% and 31%, respectively. For the fixed carbon contents, briquettes from coconut husk had 34% whilst charcoal and sawdust ones had 46% and 96%, respectively. The calorific values of the briquettes from coconut husk, charcoal and sawdust were 3531, 4047 and 5085 kcal/kg, respectively. Generally, the results showed that briquettes produced from sawdust had superior combustion characteristics than those from coconut husk and charcoal. Overall, the work has demonstrated the possibility of producing quality briquettes which could serve as alternative sustainable fuel/energy for various households who are dependent on unstainable fuels such as charcoal produced from trees. Moreover, the outcome can also serve as a key alternative method for managing abundant agro-waste in various communities, especially in the developing countries.

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Analyzing the impact of access to electricity and biomass energy consumption on infant mortality rate: a global perspective

Cited by 11 publications

References 61 publications

Causes of Restrictiveness Policies on Foreign Direct Investment in OECD and Non-OECD Countries

Causes of Restrictiveness Policies on Foreign Direct Investment in OECD and Non-OECD Countries

Improving human development through urbanization, demographic dividend and biomass energy consumption

Assessment of Combustion Properties of Briquettes Produced from Three Different Biomasses Sourced from Tarkwa, Ghana

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