Assessing the long- and short-run effects of climate change and institutional quality on economic growth in Somalia
Climate change is considered one of the most defining challenges in this century because it poses a threat to the health and well-being of every person in the world by posing a large aggregate risk to the economy. Developing and least developed countries such as Somalia are the most vulnerable countries to climate change consequences. […]
Examining the effects of climate change and political instability on maize production in Somalia
Agricultural production is sensitive to climate variability, so the climate change-agriculture sector nexus is topical in developing countries. To this end, this study examines the impact of climate change variables—rainfall and temperature—and non-climatic factors on maize production in Somalia for the period between 1980 and 2018 using the auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound test, dynamic […]
Assessing the effects of climate change and political instability on sorghum production: Empirical evidence from Somalia
Climate change induces a devastating effect on agricultural production in Somalia, leading to crop yields to decline. including sorghum. To this end, this study aims to ascertain the long-term and casual impacts of climate change – rainfall and temperature – on sorghum production in Somalia for the 1980–2017 period while accounting for the role of […]