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Pollution, knowledge and coping strategy and life expectancy in oil producing communities

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  • Stanley Emife Nwani

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Purpose - This study aims to examine the relationship between pollution and life expectancy in oil producing communities, where there is a dearth of empirical evidence on how knowledge and coping strategy, agriculture and foreign capital inflows mediate the relationship between pollution and life expectancy. Design/methodology/approach - The study employed a cross sectional survey design to analyze the roles of knowledge and coping strategy, agriculture and foreign capital inflows in the relationship between pollution and life expectancy in Benekuku and Okpai oil producing communities in the Niger Delta. The study employed the modern structural equation modeling (SEM) estimator. Findings - Estimates show the mediating effect of agriculture on air pollution-longevity (coeff. = 0.398;t-value = 4.425;p

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  • Stanley Emife Nwani, 2023. "Pollution, knowledge and coping strategy and life expectancy in oil producing communities," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 51(7), pages 932-947, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-11-2022-0734
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2022-0734
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