Retraction
Financial development and environmental sustainability in West Africa: evidence from heterogeneous and cross-sectionally correlated models
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Record ID:
53156
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Journal:
Publication Date:
September 25, 2021
Retraction Date:
April 01, 2024
(1.6 year years ago)
Subjects:
Institutions:
- Department of Accounting, Banking and Finance, Faculty of IT Business, Ghana Communication Technology University, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Banking and Finance, S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana
- Department of Accounting Studies Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneural Development, Kumasi, Ghana
- Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IASA), School of Mathematics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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Springer
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Yes
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Quick Stats
Total Citations:
53
Years Since Retraction:
1.6 year
Open Access:
Yes
Last Checked:
Jul 24, 2025