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Economic and environmental drivers of physical safety in Central Europe

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  • Oleksandra Karintseva
  • Oleksandra Kubatko
  • Oleksandr Derykolenko
  • Vitaliy Omelyanenko
  • Victoria Sulym
  • Anastasiia Yaremenko

Abstract

Physical safety is not only about the actual safety of humans but also their mental health and calmness. The article examines the key drivers of people's physical safety, well-being and satisfaction with life. The study covers seven Central European countries during 2011-2018. The random effects estimations for the panel data are used for empirical estimations. The study found that crime/violence, unemployment and noise from neighbours negatively impact individuals' physical safety. The empirical results proved that an increase in median income by 1000 euros in Central European states promotes an increase in life expectancy by 0.7 years. However, if unemployment rises by 10%, the decline in life expectancy would range from 0.7 to 1.19 years. The paper proves that the marriage factors like indicators of moral factors are an inevitable part of a healthy society. Noise from the neighbours is considered to be an object of irritation and reduces the level of physical safety of EU citizens. Thus, governments need to stay on top of the problems mentioned above to cope with them.

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  • Oleksandra Karintseva & Oleksandra Kubatko & Oleksandr Derykolenko & Vitaliy Omelyanenko & Victoria Sulym & Anastasiia Yaremenko, 2025. "Economic and environmental drivers of physical safety in Central Europe," International Journal of Global Energy Issues, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 47(1/2), pages 22-38.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijgeni:v:47:y:2025:i:1/2:p:22-38
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