Nonlinear effects of economic growth on environmental sustainability in Hungary: the roles of globalization and energy imports Shemelis Kebede Hundie, Vivien Csapi Energy Ecology and Environment, 2026 As a post-transition economy with significant reliance on energy imports, Hungary faces ongoing challenges in harmonizing economic growth with environmental sustainability in the context of globalization and European integration. Existing empirical research predominantly assumes linear relationships between growth and the environment, resulting in a limited understanding of how environmental outcomes vary across different economic growth regimes and business cycle phases, particularly in post-transition settings. Drawing on the Environmental Kuznets Curve and decoupling frameworks, this study posits that the ecological footprint responds asymmetrically to economic growth and energy imports across low-, medium-, and high-growth regimes in these economies. Utilizing annual data for Hungary from 1970 to 2023, this study apply a Multiple-Threshold Autoregressive Distributed Lag (MT-ARDL) model, supplemented by structural break tests and frequency-domain Granger causality analysis, to identify regime-specific short- and long-run dynamics. The findings indicate that environmental degradation is most severe during low-growth periods, when economic growth exerts a disproportionately large positive elasticity on the ecological footprint. In contrast, medium- and high-growth regimes exhibit partial decoupling, driven by improvements in energy efficiency, expansion of renewable energy adoption and alignment with EU regulations. Energy imports exacerbate ecological pressure during moderate growth but mitigate environmental degradation during high-growth phases, reflecting cleaner energy substitution, technological advancements, and deeper market integration. Globalization positively contributes to long-term sustainability through institutional strengthening and the diffusion of green technology. Overall, the results demonstrate that environmental performance depends on the timing of economic growth rather than growth itself. This underscores the need for counter-cyclical, growth-regime-specific sustainability and energy policies, providing policy-relevant insights for ESG-oriented climate governance in Hungary and other post-transition and emerging economies.
Globalization and environmental sustainability in Ethiopia: Assessing the impact of economic factors and resource management Shemelis Kebede Hundie, Lamessa T. Abdisa, Habtamu Adane Legas, Arega Shumetie, Fikru Kefyalew Alemayehu Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025 The globalization-environmental sustainability linkage has become a topic of interest in sustainable development. This study examines the impact of globalization, natural resource rent, and renewable energy consumption on Ethiopia's ecological sustainability. The study employed an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) and dynamic ARDL model using time series data from 1971 to 2018. Findings of the study show that factors such as urbanization, renewable energy consumption, political globalization, and natural resource rents contribute to an upsurge in the ecological footprint, indicating environmental strain. Conversely, the ecological footprint is mitigated by economic globalization, suggesting the potential to slow down environmental deterioration. These findings emphasize the importance of implementing strategies and plans to manage resources. Considering renewable energy sources is essential for supporting technological advancements and promoting sustainable practices. These actions are essential to regulate the impact of globalization and foster sustainable development.
Food Price Changes, Household Food and Nutrition Security in Ethiopia: Evidence From Household Level Analysis Through a Gender Lens Abule Mehare, Lamessa T. Abdisa, Shemelis Kebede Hundie Food Science and Nutrition, 2025 This study investigates the impact of food price changes on food security and diet quality in Ethiopia using recent Living Standard Measurement Surveys. Household‐level food security and diet quality were assessed using the Household Diet Diversity Score, Food Insecurity Experience Scale, and proportion of food consumption expenditure. Employing a random effects panel regression and Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, this study examined the differential effects of price changes across household types, guided by the Harvard gender analysis framework. The results of the study show that food prices significantly influence household food expenditure shares. Rising prices force households to allocate a greater income portion to food, often reducing non‐food expenditures, especially for vulnerable groups such as female‐headed and low‐income households. Urban households with better access to diverse food and higher incomes exhibit lower foods expenditure shares than rural households. Dietary diversity declined, particularly among female‐headed households and those aged 26–49, highlighting the influence of household size, income, and resource access. The findings of this study underscore the critical importance of addressing food price rises and their consequences for household food security in Ethiopia. Policy interventions aimed at stabilizing food prices, promoting sustainable agricultural practices, and enhancing social safety nets are crucial for mitigating the adverse impacts of food price shocks on vulnerable populations. Furthermore, targeted interventions aimed at empowering women and addressing gender inequalities in access to resources and decision‐making can help improve food security and nutrition outcomes for female‐headed households.
Economic prosperity and ethnic identification: evidence from Ethiopia Abreham Adera, Birhanu Megersa Lenjiso, Gamachu Fufa, Shemelis Kebede Hundie African Identities, 2025 Since the early 1990s, Ethiopia has implemented an ethnic-based federal structure, with some pundits warning that this system fosters stronger allegiance to ethnic groups, thus risking the erosion of a unified national identity. By contrast, the ruling elites claim that Ethiopia’s rapid economic growth will transcend ethnic divisions, as those benefiting from national progress will be less likely to identify primarily along ethnic lines. This study leveraged Afrobarometer survey data to examine these contrasting narratives. Our findings support the claims of the ruling elite, suggesting that Ethiopians with higher economic status tend to identify more strongly with their national identity than with their ethnic group. However, citizens’ perceptions that their ethnic group is mistreated weaken the positive association between economic status and national identity. Furthermore, support for federalism, which likely arises from perceptions of mistreatment, strengthens ethnic identities. Based on these findings, we argue that fostering economic prosperity should be complemented by efforts to address perceived grievances, which are crucial for enhancing nation-building. To this end, policymakers should integrate narratives that promote institutional and generalized trust into educational curricula, thus fostering a sense of national unity and cohesion.
Determinants of financial inclusion gender gap in Ethiopia: Evidence from decomposition analysis Shemelis Kebede Hundie, Daniel Tadesse Tulu Cogent Business and Management, 2023 In Ethiopia, the gender gap in financial inclusion is high, and the effect of socioeconomic variables on the gap is not well investigated. The main objective of this study is to investigate determinants of the financial inclusion gender gap in Ethiopia using the World Bank’s Global Findex database from 2017. Different decomposition techniques were employed to examine the effect of socioeconomic characteristics of individuals on the financial inclusion gender gap. The finding shows a statistically significant gender gap in all indicators of financial inclusion under study in Ethiopia. More specifically, males are 6.3%, 7%, 9.8%, 8.4 %, and 5.8% more likely to have a formal account, formal saving, formal borrowing, emergency fund, and debit card ownership, respectively. The result from the Daymont and Andrisani approach reveals that differences in socioeconomic characteristics between males and females explain the gender gap in formal saving, formal account ownership, debit card ownership, and emergency fund, while the gap in formal borrowing is attributed to differences in returns to these characteristics. Besides, the observed gender gap in all indicators of financial inclusion is explained by gender disparity in commitment in financial markets. Age, income, education, employment, and mobile ownership are determinants of the gender gap in financial inclusion in Ethiopia. Being older, more educated, employed, and having mobile, and wealthier favor financial inclusion, with age, employment, and education having a greater effect. Gender mainstreaming in economic activities to increase income, employment opportunities, and education for females to bridge the gender gap in financial inclusion is important.
Response of Ethiopian coffee price to the world coffee price: Evidence from dynamic ARDL simulations and nonlinear ARDL cointegration Shemelis Kebede Hundie, Bane Biratu Cogent Economics and Finance, 2022 World coffee prices may have crucial implications on domestic prices of coffee. However, empirical evidence on the effect of world coffee prices on the price of coffee traded at the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) is very scant. The main objective of this study is to analyze the response of the price of coffee traded at ECX to change in world coffee price. Monthly time series data ranging from July 2009 to June 2020 were used to address the objectives of this study. The result of the Kapetanios and Shin unit root test shows that majority of the series are stationary at first difference while some variables are stationary at level. The ARDL bounds test was applied to examine whether co-movement exists between the world coffee price and the price of coffee traded at ECX and the result reveals that the two prices are cointegrated. The nonlinear ARDL was applied to test the presence of asymmetric price transmission from the world coffee price to the ECX coffee price. The result reveals that there is an asymmetric price transmission both in the short-run and long-run. ECX coffee prices respond more to a positive shock in world coffee prices than a negative shock in the same variable. Results from the dynamic ARDL simulations reveal that a counterfactual shock in world coffee price has a long-lasting short-and long-term effect on ECX coffee price. The TY and frequency-domain Granger causality test results indicate that all variables except the exchange rate the world coffee price Granger cause ECX coffee price. The frequency-domain Granger causality test results show that world coffee price, economic growth, and money supply granger cause ECX coffee price in the long-run while trade openness and volume of coffee exported granger cause ECX coffee price in the short term. Policymakers should focus on improving competitiveness and transaction cost prevailing in the coffee market in Ethiopia.
Does energy-environmental Kuznets curve hold for Ethiopia? The relationship between energy intensity and economic growth Shemelis Kebede Hundie, Megersa Debela Daksa Journal of Economic Structures, 2019 Reducing energy intensity is an important element for Ethiopia to achieve its ambitious climate-resilient growth goals. Understanding the factors that determine energy intensity plays a crucial role for academics and policymakers to formulate sound energy conservation and energy efficiency policies. This article investigates drivers of energy intensity in Ethiopia over the period of 1974–2014. The ARDL bounds test approach to cointegration and FMOLS-based Hansen parameter instability test methods were applied to examine the long-run relationship among the variables. The result reveals that there is an inverted U-shape or Environmental Kuznets curve-type relationship between economic growth and energy intensity, implying that economic growth at early (industrialization) stage of development spurs energy intensity while delinking occurs at the later stages of development. Urbanization increases energy intensity, while impact of import is negative. The Toda–Yamamoto Granger causality test result shows a bidirectional causal relationship between import and energy intensity. Moreover, energy intensity Granger causes aid and industrialization.
Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia Megersa Debela Daksa, Molla Alemayehu Yismaw, Sisay Diriba Lemessa, Shemelis Kebede Hundie Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2018 Enterprise innovation has gained the interest of development policymakers and scholars as the bases for the industrial development. This study comprehensively analyzes the drivers of enterprise innovation in developing countries. The study uses survey data to analyze the determinants of enterprise innovation in Ethiopia using a multivariate probit (MVP) model. For this study, enterprises were grouped into four categories: all-sized, large-sized, medium-sized, and micro- and small-sized enterprises. It appears that engagement in R & D, on-the-job training, and website ownership significantly determine enterprise innovation. This study, unlike previous studies, comprehensively analyzes drivers of innovation by considering enterprises in different sizes and all at the same time. This helps identify factors most relevant for enterprise innovation at all stage which help policymakers get focused on strategy development. Based on the findings, further emphasis on engagement in R & D would help enterprises to become innovative for all categories of enterprises. Furthermore, strengthening the available formal training and diversifying type of the training that is related to skills, knowledge, and techniques that help achieve the long-term objective of the enterprises are worth considering. Enterprises also need to subscribe to different sites that help learn more and access information.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Nonlinear effects of economic growth on environmental sustainability in Hungary: the roles of globalization and energy imports SK Hundie, V Csapi Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-26 , 2026 2026
Context-sensitive leadership: A theory-driven integrative review and implementation framework for the AI Era SK Hundie, J Strode Strategic Business Research 2 (1) , 2026 2026
Economic prosperity and ethnic identification: evidence from Ethiopia A Adera, BM Lenjiso, G Fufa, SK Hundie African Identities, 1-27 , 2025 2025
Identity Economics Insights into ESG Decision Making SK Hundie Available at SSRN 5654611 , 2025 2025
Spatial Spillovers and Determinants of Sovereign ESG Performance: Evidence from a Spatial Durbin Model SK Hundie, V Csapi Available at SSRN 5479848 , 2025 2025
Food Price Changes, Household Food and Nutrition Security in Ethiopia: Evidence From Household Level Analysis Through a Gender Lens A Mehare, LT Abdisa, SK Hundie Food Science & Nutrition 13 (7), e70685 , 2025 2025 Citations: 8
The Effect of Food Price Volatility on Under-5 Child Mortality in Ethiopia SK Hundie, A Mehare, LT Abdisa Available at SSRN 5392501 , 2025 2025
Globalization and environmental sustainability in Ethiopia: Assessing the impact of economic factors and resource management SK Hundie, LT Abdisa, HA Legas, A Shumetie, FK Alemayehu Journal of Cleaner Production 519 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
The Food Price Changes and Gender Gap in Child Nutritional Status in Ethiopia A Mehare, LT Abdisa, AL Hawitibo, SK Hundie Child Indicators Research , 2025 2025
Food Prices Shocks and Household Nutrition in Ethiopia: A Gender Lens for Policy Response A Mehare, SK Hundie, LT Abdisa AERC , 2025 2025
Institutional Trust Moderates Social Identity and Vaccine Uptake Lessons from Ethiopia for ESG Frameworks SK Hundie, V Csapi Available at SSRN 5370331 , 2025 2025
Exploring Leadership Theories: A Comprehensive Analysis SK Hundie, J Strode Available at SSRN 5626643 , 2025 2025
Determinants of financial inclusion gender gap in Ethiopia: Evidence from decomposition analysis SK Hundie, DT Tulu Cogent Business & Management 10 (2), 2238124 , 2023 2023 Citations: 29
Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis for Sub-Saharan African Countries: The Role of Income Inequality and Economic Freedom SK Hundie, DT Bekele, AA Degu 2022 Citations: 2
Response of Ethiopian coffee price to the world coffee price: Evidence from dynamic ARDL simulations and nonlinear ARDL cointegration SK Hundie, B Biratu Cogent Economics & Finance 10 (1), 1-27 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
The Nexus among globalization, natural resource rent, and energy consumption for environmental sustainability in Ethiopia SK Hundie, LT Abdisa, HA Legas, A Shumetie Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Income inequality, economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions nexus: empirical evidence from Ethiopia SK Hundie Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (32), 43579–43598 , 2021 2021 Citations: 62
Does energy-environmental Kuznets curve hold for Ethiopia? The relationship between energy intensity and economic growth SK Hundie, MD Daksa Journal of Economic Structures 8 (21), 21 , 2019 2019 Citations: 37
Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia MD Daksa, MA Yismaw, SD Lemessa, SK Hundie Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 7 (1), 6 , 2018 2018 Citations: 67
Modelling Energy Consumption, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Economic Growth Nexus in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cointegration and Causality Analysis SK Hundie Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 6 (6), 699-709 , 2018 2018 Citations: 60
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Savings, Investment and Economic Growth in Ethiopia: Evidence from ARDL Approach to Co-integration and TYDL Granger-causality Tests SK Hundie Journal of Economics and International Finance 6 (10), 232-248 , 2014 2014 Citations: 93
Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia MD Daksa, MA Yismaw, SD Lemessa, SK Hundie Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 7 (1), 6 , 2018 2018 Citations: 67
Income inequality, economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions nexus: empirical evidence from Ethiopia SK Hundie Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (32), 43579–43598 , 2021 2021 Citations: 62
Modelling Energy Consumption, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Economic Growth Nexus in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cointegration and Causality Analysis SK Hundie Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 6 (6), 699-709 , 2018 2018 Citations: 60
Does energy-environmental Kuznets curve hold for Ethiopia? The relationship between energy intensity and economic growth SK Hundie, MD Daksa Journal of Economic Structures 8 (21), 21 , 2019 2019 Citations: 37
Households’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Supply : Application of the Contingent Valuation Method; Evidence from Jigjiga Town, Ethiopia SK Hundie, LT Abdisa The Romanian Economic Journal 19 (62), 191-214 , 2016 2016 Citations: 35
Determinants of financial inclusion gender gap in Ethiopia: Evidence from decomposition analysis SK Hundie, DT Tulu Cogent Business & Management 10 (2), 2238124 , 2023 2023 Citations: 29
Response of Ethiopian coffee price to the world coffee price: Evidence from dynamic ARDL simulations and nonlinear ARDL cointegration SK Hundie, B Biratu Cogent Economics & Finance 10 (1), 1-27 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
Food Price Changes, Household Food and Nutrition Security in Ethiopia: Evidence From Household Level Analysis Through a Gender Lens A Mehare, LT Abdisa, SK Hundie Food Science & Nutrition 13 (7), e70685 , 2025 2025 Citations: 8
Globalization and environmental sustainability in Ethiopia: Assessing the impact of economic factors and resource management SK Hundie, LT Abdisa, HA Legas, A Shumetie, FK Alemayehu Journal of Cleaner Production 519 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
The Nexus among globalization, natural resource rent, and energy consumption for environmental sustainability in Ethiopia SK Hundie, LT Abdisa, HA Legas, A Shumetie Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis for Sub-Saharan African Countries: The Role of Income Inequality and Economic Freedom SK Hundie, DT Bekele, AA Degu 2022 Citations: 2
Nonlinear effects of economic growth on environmental sustainability in Hungary: the roles of globalization and energy imports SK Hundie, V Csapi Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-26 , 2026 2026
Context-sensitive leadership: A theory-driven integrative review and implementation framework for the AI Era SK Hundie, J Strode Strategic Business Research 2 (1) , 2026 2026
Economic prosperity and ethnic identification: evidence from Ethiopia A Adera, BM Lenjiso, G Fufa, SK Hundie African Identities, 1-27 , 2025 2025
Identity Economics Insights into ESG Decision Making SK Hundie Available at SSRN 5654611 , 2025 2025
Spatial Spillovers and Determinants of Sovereign ESG Performance: Evidence from a Spatial Durbin Model SK Hundie, V Csapi Available at SSRN 5479848 , 2025 2025
The Effect of Food Price Volatility on Under-5 Child Mortality in Ethiopia SK Hundie, A Mehare, LT Abdisa Available at SSRN 5392501 , 2025 2025
The Food Price Changes and Gender Gap in Child Nutritional Status in Ethiopia A Mehare, LT Abdisa, AL Hawitibo, SK Hundie Child Indicators Research , 2025 2025
Food Prices Shocks and Household Nutrition in Ethiopia: A Gender Lens for Policy Response A Mehare, SK Hundie, LT Abdisa AERC , 2025 2025
