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The dynamic relationship between economic growth and life expectancy: Contradictory role of energy consumption and financial development in Pakistan

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  • Zhaohua Wang

    (BIT - Beijing Institute of Technology)

  • Muhammad Mansoor Asghar

    (BIT - Beijing Institute of Technology)

  • Syed Anees Haider Zaidi

    (BIT - Beijing Institute of Technology, CUI - COMSATS University Islamabad)

  • Kishwar Nawaz

    (LEO - Laboratoire d'Économie d'Orleans [FRE2014] - UO - Université d'Orléans - UT - Université de Tours - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bo Wang

    (BIT - Beijing Institute of Technology)

  • Wehui Zhao

    (BIT - Beijing Institute of Technology)

  • Fengxing Xu

    (BIT - Beijing Institute of Technology)

Abstract

This paper tends to investigate the linkage between economic growth and life expectancy by considering the potential role of financial development and energy consumption using data of Pakistan. Traditional as well as advanced unit root tests for observing the stationary properties of the variables were applied. For exploring the cointegration levels among life expectancy and its determinants, ARDL bounds testing technique in the existence of structural breaks which were stemming in the data has been investigated. The empirical results provide the confirmation for the presence of cointegration between the variables. Further, economic growth is positively associated with life expectancy. Financial development is revealing a negative effect on life expectancy in the scenario of Pakistan. Energy consumption lowers life expectancy via environmental degradation. Furthermore, this empirical analysis provides new insights to policymakers for using financial development and energy consumption as economic tools to improve life expectancy by directing energy and finance policies.
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  • Zhaohua Wang & Muhammad Mansoor Asghar & Syed Anees Haider Zaidi & Kishwar Nawaz & Bo Wang & Wehui Zhao & Fengxing Xu, 2020. "The dynamic relationship between economic growth and life expectancy: Contradictory role of energy consumption and financial development in Pakistan," Post-Print hal-03558098, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03558098
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2020.03.004
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