Affiliation:
1. UNE Business School, Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law University of New England Armidale New South Wales Australia
2. Birmingham Business School University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
3. Adnan Kassar School of Business Lebanese American University Beruit Lebanon
Abstract
AbstractWe investigate the regulation–technology–environment nexus in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), one of the world's most rapidly growing regions. Using a comprehensive panel dataset consisting of 32 countries from 2000 to 2022, we find that stronger environmental regulations and technological innovation enhance environmental well‐being. Moreover, we identify that stronger environmental regulations positively affect pro‐environment innovation. Finally, we present clear evidence for a dynamic and nonlinear regulation–technology–environment relationship, ruling out one‐size‐fits‐all policy approaches to environmental well‐being. Our results remain robust to different estimators, measurements, and sample selections.