The Impact of Carbon Emissions on Infant Mortality Rate in Azerbaijan

Zuleykha Javanshirova

Journal of Sustainable Development Issues (JOSDI), 2024, vol. 2, issue 2, 104-114

Abstract: This is the pioneering study to examine the impact of CO2 emissions on infant mortality rates (IMR) in Azerbaijan using data covering the period 1982-2022. The stationarity levels of the variables were analyzed with nonlinear unit root tests (KSS, Sollis and Kruse) and the results showed that CO2 was non-stationary while IMR was stationary. We determined the existence of a long-run relationship between the variables and analyzed the long-run effects using the A-ARDL method. The findings revealed that a 1% increase in CO2 emissions increases IMR by 1.69% on average. Causality analysis using the Fourier Todo-Yamamoto test shows that there is a unidirectional causal relationship from CO2 to IMR. These results emphasize the critical impact of environmental pollution on infant health.

Keywords: Infant Mortality Rate; Carbon emissions; A-ARDL; Fourier Todo-Yamamoto Causality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 K32 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.62433/josdi.v2i2.34

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