ARDL-bounds test for co-integration.
| Critical value | F-statistic (tabulated) | F-statistic (calculated) | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper bound (1%) | 2.67** | 7.07*** | Reject H0 |
| Lower bound (5%) | 2.01** | - | - |
** and *** denote significance at the 5% and 1% levels, respectively. H0: series have a unit root. ARDL: Autoregressive Distributed Lag; F-statistic: Fisher’s statistic.
We acknowledge the contribution of Prof N.C. Ehirim in proofreading the entire manuscript and model stabilization, data and structural framework.
EO, UO, BA, MO: Conceptualization, Data Analysis, Writing—original draft. CN, CT, ATA: Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft. CO, TI, IMN, KA: Methodology, Validation, Writing—review & editing. YA, EN, HA, KS: Software, Supervision, Writing—review & editing. OU, KE, OA, IO: Visualization, Project administration, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Data for the study are publicly available in the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, Nasa Power, FAOSTAT, and the World Bank.
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