Do globalization and resource rents matter for human well-being? Evidence from African countries

Noumba, Issidor; Noula, Armand Gilbert; Nguea, Stéphane Mbiankeu

doi:10.1016/j.inteco.2022.02.004

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“…Our findings on the income variable are mostly consistent with the studies of Salahuddin et al (2020). Consistent with Nguea et al (2020), Noumba et al (2022), Welander et al (2015) and Berg and Nilsson (2014), our results show that globalization significantly enhances human development, human capital, life expectancy and infant mortality.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The extent to which a country is open is significantly related to economic growth as well as human development. According to Noumba et al (2022), and Sinha and Sengupta (2019), globalization can impact human development in several ways. First, by removing trade barriers, fostering competition and promoting technical innovation, economic globalization creates employment opportunities, and thus, increases household incomes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The review of empirical literature that focused on the determinants of human development revealed that the effects of factors such as income (Ranis et al, 2000, 2000; Suri et al, 2011), globalization (Nguea et al, 2020; Welander et al, 2015), tourism (Riveira, 2017), ICT (Acheampong et al, 2021; Asongu & Le Roux 2017), economic complexity (Ferraz et al, 2018; Hartmann, 2014; Vu, 2020), foreign direct investment (Orbes et al, 2019; Reiter & Steensma, 2010), and natural resource rents (Noumba et al, 2022; Sinha & Sengupta, 2019) on human development have mainly been investigated. We focused on separate factors that were sparse in earlier studies, for instance, urbanization, demographic dividend and biomass energy consumption, and divided the literature into three sections.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Glob is globalization representing the level of global integration which covers three dimensions, namely economic, social, and political globalization. Following previous studies, we expected globalization to enhance human development in developing countries(Noumba et al, 2022;Sinha & Sengupta, 2019).…”

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

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2023

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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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“…African economies have now crossed into a more open world that exposes them to new challenges. The neoliberal argument contends that globalization is a critical strategy for promoting and achieving economic transformation, especially with respect to improving social welfare (Anyanwu & Erhijakpor, 2010;Asongu et al, 2015;Bergh & Nilsson, 2014;Nguea et al, 2020Nguea et al, , 2022Noumba et al, 2022). Globalization has the capacity of expanding human and physical capital, management skills and financial resources, all of which increase the ability to produce and export more sophisticated products.…”

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Investigating the effects of globalization on economic sophistication in selected African countries

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Baida

2022

African Development Review

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This research investigates the effects of globalization on economic sophistication for 27 African countries over the 1996–2017 period by employing Driscoll and Kraay standard errors and system generalized method of moments. We find that globalization enhances economic sophistication. Accounting for the dimensions of globalization, the results show that economic, social, and political globalization matter for enhancing economic sophistication. Furthermore, the decomposition of economic and social globalization indicates that financial globalization, trade openness, and FDI enhance economic sophistication, whereas Internet usage negatively affects economic sophistication. Policies to sustain the global integration pathway can enhance the diversity and sophistication of products in African countries.

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Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare

Mpuure,

Mengba

2023

Sustainable Development

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In developing countries, particularly in Africa, dependence on natural resources poses a threat to development, leading to poor health, reduced productivity, and increased poverty among nations. This raises significant concerns for the prospects and welfare of Africa, given the rising environmental pollution. However, the literature on the mitigating effect of policies and institutions for environmental sustainability (PIES) on resource‐dependent countries in Africa is scarce. As a result, this study explores the effects of natural resource dependence and the mediating effect of PIES on under‐five mortality and human development in Africa. This novel hypothesis may contribute to the divergent differences in African welfare. Using a panel of 30 resource‐dependent countries spanning 2005 to 2021 and employing the two‐step dynamic generalized method of moments, the study provides evidence in support of the novel hypothesis. The findings show that dependence on natural resources can be either a blessing or a curse for African countries, depending on the degree to which environmental sustainability is embraced. Furthermore, a heterogeneous analysis demonstrates significant support for countries with high policies and institutions for environmental sustainability in mitigating the negative impacts of natural resource dependence on welfare. The study concludes that dependence on natural resources without environmental sustainability cannot guarantee a balance between the well‐being of the economy and the environment. Therefore, environmental management should not be politically motivated so as to sustainably improve human well‐ being in Africa.

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Do globalization and resource rents matter for human well-being? Evidence from African countries

Cited by 28 publications

References 69 publications

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

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

Investigating the effects of globalization on economic sophistication in selected African countries

Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare

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