Impact of Economic Growth on Child Malnutrition in Pakistan: A Time Series Analysis

Seemab Gillani (), Muhammad Nouman Shafiq (), Muhammad Azhar Bhatti () and Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad ()
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Seemab Gillani: PhD Scholar, School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
Muhammad Nouman Shafiq: PhD Scholar, School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
Muhammad Azhar Bhatti: Associate Lecturer, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

iRASD Journal of Economics, 2022, vol. 4, issue 1, 149-163

Abstract: Child malnutrition is of utmost concern since deprivation in early childhood often causes irreversible damage to physical and mental health, reduces learning at school, and leads to lower incomes as an adult. The study's primary purpose is to investigate the relationship between economic growth and malnutrition in Pakistan. There is a general view that if economic growth increases, malnutrition decreases. The present study examined the impact of economic growth on malnutrition in Pakistan. The study is based on time series data taking from the period of 1985 to 2021. The data are obtained from World Development Indicator (WDI) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Six variables are used in the study, as malnutrition is the dependent variable while economic growth, immunization, health expenditures, mother education, and improved water are independent variables. The non-linear Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag Model (NARDL) is used for the empirical analysis. The results also show the long-run relationship between economic growth and malnutrition; if economic growth increases, malnutrition decreases in children.

Keywords: Economic Growth; Child Health; Time Series Analysis; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.52131/joe.2022.0401.0069

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