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Does Conservation Capital Lead to Improvements in Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy?

In: Economic, Environmental and Health Consequences of Conservation Capital

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  • Richardson Kojo Edeme

    (Dennis Osadebay University
    University of Economics)

Abstract

The desire for paradigm shift for a sustainable human development in relation to sustainable environment has triggered discussions on the influence of the ecosystem on healthier life. Even though studies have found a positive relationship between a county’s well-being and life expectancy after controlling for poverty and education, the concern is whether conservation capital accentuates health-adjusted life expectancy. The primary aim of this chapter was to determine whether conservation capital improved health-adjusted life expectancy and ascertain the interactive effect of expenditure on environmental protection and research and development on health-adjusted life expectancy. The study covers 40 countries selected from very high human development, high human development, medium human development, and low human development countries, using data from 2000 to 2019. The study adopted the fixed effects panel regression models with robust standard errors. The finding indicates that conservation capital typically enhances health-adjusted life expectancy. The interactive effect of research and development expenditure and environmental protection expenditure on health-adjusted life expectancy is positive and significant. This is indicative that conservation capital is an enabler of life expectancy with its ripple effect to boost human development.

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  • Richardson Kojo Edeme, 2023. "Does Conservation Capital Lead to Improvements in Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy?," Springer Books, in: Ramesh Chandra Das (ed.), Economic, Environmental and Health Consequences of Conservation Capital, chapter 0, pages 217-227, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-99-4137-7_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4137-7_16
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