Public health financing, environmental quality, and the quality of life in Nigeria
Solomon Prince Nathaniel, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan
Abstract
This study explores the relationship between health financing, environmental quality, and the quality of life in Nigeria. The Bayer and Hanck cointegration test affirms cointegration. Findings further reveal that CO 2 emissions have no meaningful impact on life expectancy in the short run. In the long run, urbanization significantly deteriorates the quality of life. Also, public health expenditure has not contributed meaningfully to the quality of life. The study discovers no evidence of a feedback causality, but a one‐way causality flowing from urbanization to CO 2 emissions. Policies that can enhance a sustainable environment and improve the quality of life are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
CointegrationLife expectancyCausality (physics)Quality of life (healthcare)UrbanizationEnvironmental qualityQuality (philosophy)Public healthBusinessEconomicsPublic lifeEconomic growthPublic economicsEnvironmental healthPolitical scienceMedicineEconometricsPhilosophyEpistemologyPoliticsNursingLawQuantum mechanicsPopulationPhysicsGlobal Health Care IssuesFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth