Air pollution and life expectancy: New evidence from the MINT economies

Ebhota, Oziegbe Simeon; Hongxing, Yao; Sampene, Agyemang Kwasi

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22396

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“…To be more specific, some low-income workers are more likely to tolerate serious labor conditions while high-income earners not only desire stricter environmental standards but are willing to bear the cost of a better environment [ 20 , 58 ]. In particular, when the high-income group perceives a link between air pollution and adverse effects on human health, including a shortened life span, their sense of life satisfection significantly decreases [ 41 ]. We thus argued that the effects of SO 2 and PM emissions on life satisfaction are contingent on income.…”

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Perception matters: How air pollution influences life satisfaction in China

Zhao,

Yumei Cao,

Cheng

2024

Heliyon

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Perception matters: How air pollution influences life satisfaction in China

Zhao,

Yumei Cao,

Cheng

2024

Heliyon

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“…Increased global interest in analysing the relationship between pollution and growth as well as the relationship between life expectancy and growth, which are a part of megatrends shaping global economy (Dugan, Prskawetz and Raffin, 2023;Ebhota, Hongxing, and Sampene, 2023) has motivated the research in this paper. The main aim of this paper is to examine whether environmental pollution and life expectancy have an impact on economic growth in the European Union (EU) countries.…”

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Examining the Impact of Environmental Pollution and Life Expectancy on Economic Growth in the European Union

Bilas,

Franc

2024

Journal of Economic Integration

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Environmental and demographic changes fall into megatrends that shape contemporary economy and society. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of environmental pollution and life expectancy on economic growth in the European Union. The main research hypothesis states that an increase in environmental pollution and life expectancy leads to an increase in real GDP. Various econometric tests were applied to examine this relationship. Firstly, the existence of long-term relationship between the variables was examined with the use of panel cointegration test. Then, cointegration coefficients in both the long-run and the short-run were estimated. Finally, the improved Granger causality test was conducted to check for causal relationship between the variables. The results indicate that environmental pollution and life expectancy series taken together Granger-cause real GDP. However, other tests indicate there is only a weak impact of the two variables on the real GDP in the European Union.

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