Socio-Economic Status and Life Expectancy in Lebanon: An Empirical Analysis

Audi, Marc; Ali, Amjad

doi:10.14738/abr.511.3696

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“…In empirical studies, many researchers (Ali & Ahmad, 2014; Avcı & Çalişkan, 2023; Azam et al, 2023; Corman et al, 2018; Fayissa & Gutema, 2005; Rayhan et al, 2019), used life expectancy as an indicator of health output. Life expectancy is the most commonly used measure of health status in empirical studies aimed at estimating health production function.…”

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Estimating the health production function for Pakistan: Do environmental factors matter?

Majid Awan,

Khan,

Khan

2023

Review Development Economics

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It is essential for sustainable economic development to comprehend how environmental factors impact public health. This study analyses this relationship in the context of Pakistan using long‐term data. This study aims to determine how environmental factors influence health production function in Pakistan to enlighten policy decisions that can improve human life and advance the cause of sustainable development. We hypothesize, based on prior research, that urbanization and rainfall will increase life expectancy in Pakistan, while deforestation, temperature, and CO2 emissions will decrease it. To verify our theory, we use the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) method to calculate the long‐run association between the variables, as well as the Zivot–Andrews and Lee–Strazicich unit root tests to identify structural breaks. Utilizing the bound and Gregory–Hansen co‐integration tests, co‐integration is confirmed. According to ARDL estimates, there are statistically significant correlations between factors that affect Pakistan's life expectancy, such as deforestation, temperature, and CO2 emissions, as well as rainfall and urbanization. The findings of this study underscore the importance of addressing environmental degradation and deforestation in Pakistan. For enhancing human life and achieving sustainable development objectives in the nation, it is essential to modernize forest laws and regulations and adopt eco‐friendly technologies.

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Section: Theory Data and Methodologymentioning

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Estimating the health production function for Pakistan: Do environmental factors matter?

Majid Awan,

Khan,

Khan

2023

Review Development Economics

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“…The results showed that living in the city enhances the risk of getting sick and decreases physical activity. Ali and Audi (2019) examined the impact of urbanization on life expectancy in MENA countries from 2001 to 2016 by using Panel ARDL method. The results showed that urbanization has a positive and significant impact on life expectancy.…”

Section: Empirical Literaturementioning

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The role of renewable energy on life expectancy: evidence from method of moments quantile regression based on G-7 countries data

Alavijeh

Shadmehri

Dehdar

et al. 2023

IJESM

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Purpose While science has researched the impact of air pollution on human health, the economic dimension of it has been less researched so far. Renewable energy consumption is an important factor in determining the level of life expectancy and reducing health expenditure. Thus, this study aims to investigate the impact of renewable energy, carbon emissions, health expenditure and urbanization on life expectancy in G-7 countries over the period of 2000–2019. Design/methodology/approach This study has adopted a novel Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR). Furthermore, as a robustness check for MMQR, the fully modified ordinary least square, dynamic ordinary least squares and fixed effect ordinary least square estimators have been used. Findings The results indicated that renewable energy consumption, health expenditure and urbanization lead to an increase in life expectancy across all quantiles (5th to 95th), whereas higher carbon dioxide emissions reduce life expectancy at birth across all the quantiles (5th to 95th). Practical implications The empirical findings conclude that governments should recognize their potential in renewable energy sources and devise policies such as tax-related regulations, or relevant incentives to encourage further investments in this field. Originality/value This paper in comparison to the other research studies used MMQR to investigate the impact of factors affecting life expectancy. Also, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, so far no study has investigated the impact of renewable energy on life expectancy in G-7 countries.

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“…Among the control variables, per capita income and public sector expenditures on health are positively related with life expectancy, while fertility rate exerts a negative effect on life expectancy. Audi and Ali (2016) identify that socioeconomic factors have a strong influence on life expectancy, higher per capita income increases household's purchasing power and it gives a rise to health status in the long run. Availability of food is essential for human life, and higher income ensures its availability.…”

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Foreign Capital Flows and Human Development in Developing Countries: Does Institutional Quality Matter?

Ali

Jehan

Sherbaz

2022

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business

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The impact of foreign capital on human development has been at best ambiguous, while that of institutions is undoubtedly favorable. That said, the way foreign capital relates to human development may be affected by the quality of institutions. This paper assesses this very phenomenon in 65 developing countries over the time period 1984-2014. In this regard, this study incorporates three indicators of human development namely, per capita income (PCI), Secondary School Enrollment (SSE) and Life Expectancy (LE). Using two step system GMM estimation technique, we found that the impact of foreign capital varies with respect to the indicators of human development and the type of foreign capital being studied. Both FDI and FPI negatively affect per capita income and secondary school enrollment, while, remittances affect all the indicators of human development positively, except for life expectancy. The interaction between institutions and each type of foreign capital flow exerts a positive influence on all indicators of human development. However, this positive interaction fails to completely eliminate the adverse influence of the capital flows, which reflects inadequacy of existing institutional quality in developing countries and the need for institutional reforms.

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Socio-Economic Status and Life Expectancy in Lebanon: An Empirical Analysis

Cited by 21 publications

References 28 publications

Estimating the health production function for Pakistan: Do environmental factors matter?

Estimating the health production function for Pakistan: Do environmental factors matter?

The role of renewable energy on life expectancy: evidence from method of moments quantile regression based on G-7 countries data

Foreign Capital Flows and Human Development in Developing Countries: Does Institutional Quality Matter?

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