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DOI	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12611
	Understanding the bearable link between ecology and health outcomes: the criticality of human capital development and energy use
	Iorember, Paul Terhemba; Iormom, Bruce; Jato, Terungwa Paul; Abbas, Jaffar
发表日期	2022
EISSN	2405-8440
卷号	8 期号:12
英文摘要	The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries share a common context of critical ecological issues and trans border conflicts that threaten the quality of life and long-term stability of the region. The lack of water and arable land in particular has been a significant aspect of the region's history, but in more recent times, these pressures have grown in correlation with development patterns. Previous studies in this regard based on MENA countries data have failed to capture the holistic impact of the environmental risk factors on health outcomes. This study examines the bearable link between ecology and health outcomes, accounting for the criticality of human capital and energy use in the MENA region. The study employs second generation econometrics methods - system GMM, panel quantile regression via moments, and Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test on panel data covering 2008-2017. The empirical results establish a trade-off between the ecological factors and health outcomes. Specifically, ecological footprint as a measure of environmental quality is positively related to health outcomes, while bio-capacity is negatively and insignificantly associated with health outcomes. Both effects of the two environmental factors are undesirable. Furthermore, the results show that human capital has the desired positive and significant effect on health outcomes, while the effect of energy use is negative. Based on the findings, the study provides several policy options that would help to deescalate the pressure on the natural resources.
英文关键词	Ecology; Bio-capacity; Environmental quality; Health outcomes; Human capital; MENA
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS类目	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
WOS记录号	WOS:001093377400208
来源期刊	HELIYON
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/281027
作者单位	Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Iorember, Paul Terhemba,Iormom, Bruce,Jato, Terungwa Paul,et al. Understanding the bearable link between ecology and health outcomes: the criticality of human capital development and energy use[J],2022,8(12).
APA	Iorember, Paul Terhemba,Iormom, Bruce,Jato, Terungwa Paul,&Abbas, Jaffar.(2022).Understanding the bearable link between ecology and health outcomes: the criticality of human capital development and energy use.HELIYON,8(12).
MLA	Iorember, Paul Terhemba,et al."Understanding the bearable link between ecology and health outcomes: the criticality of human capital development and energy use".HELIYON 8.12(2022).