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Environmental sustainability and financial development in Africa; does institutional quality play any role?

Matthew Ntow-Gyamfia Department of Finance, University of Ghana Business School, Legon-Accra, Ghana;b Bank of Ghana, Accra, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Godfred A. Bokpina Department of Finance, University of Ghana Business School, Legon-Accra, Ghana
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Anthony Q. Q. Aboagyea Department of Finance, University of Ghana Business School, Legon-Accra, Ghana
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Charles Godfred Ackahc Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9060-7807
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Pages 93-118 | Received 24 Jun 2019, Accepted 14 Jul 2020, Published online: 25 Jul 2020

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