Analysing the nexus of environmental performance and human well-being: an empirical study of selected emerging economies

Revisiting the nexus between Economic Growth and Environment Health: An Empirical Study on 180 Nations

“…Importantly, Asian, European, and North American nations may have deviations from the results noted above, as in these regions, greater density may actually deplete the overall environmental performance. Similar ndings are also reported in studies by Dasgupta (2016) and Jain (et al 2020).…”

“…Similar ndings are also reported in a study byBernard (2016).Governance indicators: based on the overall sample results (Model 1), four out of ve governance indicators, such as regulatory quality, government effectiveness, political instability, and the rule of law (except voice and accountability) do have a positive and signi cant impact on EPI. Similar ndings are also reported in a study byJain (et al 2020); Leblois (2017);Dasgupta (2016); and…”

“…Further, empirical testing also con rms the presence of non-linearity, as the square of per capita GDP remains signi cant across all the four income-level model speci cations. Interestingly, similar ndings have also been reported in studies by Parikh (1997),Gurluk (2009),, Han (2012), Hassan, Zaman and Gul (2015), Salahodjaev (2016),Leblois (2017) andJain (et al 2020). Notably, the current regression results signify that the nations belonging to LI and LMI groups still have a positive inclining relationship between economic activities and emissions, resulting thereby in deteriorating environmental performance.…”

“…Urbanization: based on the overall sample empirical results, urbanization is estimated to have a negative and signi cant impact on EPI. Similar ndings are also reported in studies byJain (et al 2020),Dasgupta (2016), and Chakraborty (2013).Regional Empirical Results: ndings for Asia (Model 2), Caribbean (Model 5), and Paci c (Model 6) regions corroborate with the overall sample results, whereby urbanization is estimated to exert a negative and signi cant impact on EPI of these very regions, due to diseconomies of industrialization, coupled with urbanization concerns.…”