Foreign direct investment and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa: does environmental degradation matter?

Abstract This paper investigates the threshold effect of environmental degradation on FDI-poverty nexus in sub-Saharan Africa for period 1986–2018. The study used panel regression empirical analysis. evidence from using different measures poverty and shows that reduction FDI is not eroded by degradation. found overwhelming at higher level degradation, contributes significantly to except when Household final consumption proxy produces an insignificant methane emissions nitrous oxide emission. Based this finding, any attempts reduce reducing inflow will worsen rates region.