Ecological footprint and population health outcomes: an analysis of E7 countries

Tajul Masron, Mduduzi Biyase, Talent Zwane, Thomas Udimal and Frederich Kirsten
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Tajul Masron: School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Talent Zwane: College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg
Thomas Udimal: Southwest forestry University
Frederich Kirsten: College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg

Economics Working Papers from College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between ecological footprint and health outcomes in E7 countries from 1990 to 2017. The study makes use of panel fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) models to assess the relationship between the ecological footprint and health outcomes. Although the findings show that ecological footprint has a positive effect on life expectancy, implying that the current levels of ecological footprints support life expectancy, failure to strictly observe the level of ecological footprint in the long run may result in a negative impact on life expectancy. Therefore, a more serious efforts and strategies are needed to keep the size of ecological footprints to be favorable to human life.

Keywords: Ecological footprint; CO2; CH4; N2O; life expectancy; mortality; E7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2023, Revised 2023
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