The Link between Economic Growth, Air Pollution and Health Expenditure in the G7 Countries

Authors

  • Rihem Zeiri Doctoral Student and Researcher, Faculty of Economics and Management of Sousse, Tunisia,
  • Aida Bouzir Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics of Sousse, Tunisia,
  • Mohamed Hédi Benhadj Mbarek Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics of Sousse, Tunisia,
  • Saloua Benammou Faculty of Economics and Management of Sousse, Tunisia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.14480

Keywords:

Economic Growth, Health Expenditure, CO2 Emissions, Partial Least Squares

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to study the effect of economic growth and pollution on health expenditure in G7 countries, during the 1990-2020. In order to obtain a reliable estimate, we adopt the partial least squares (PLS) regression method, which focuses on three explanatory indicators (GDP, CO2, MR) and health expenditure (HE), as a dependent variable. The obtained empirical results reveal several important elements. First, all the models are significant, with the exception of Canada. Then, all countries have verified the economic theory that GDP positively affects HE. Then, we observe negative effects of CO2 emissions on HE, except in Japan. Finally, France, Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom have negative effects of MR on HE.

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Author Biographies

Rihem Zeiri, Doctoral Student and Researcher, Faculty of Economics and Management of Sousse, Tunisia,

Rihem Zeiri is a PHD student and researcher. She is a vacant teacher. She obtained her master's degree in 2020, from the faculty of economics and management of sousse, tunisia. She obtained her research master's degree in economic engineering and applied econometry, from the faculty of economics and management of sousse. She has worked on the topic: “the impact of economic growth and pollution on health expenditure in the G20”. Her research interests include the area of economic growth, environment and health expenditure. Rihem's previous writing was published in an international journal: “journal of academic research in economics”. 2 Aida Bouzir is an assistant professor at the Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics in Sousse, Tunisia. she obtained her doctorate in economics in 2016, from the faculty of economics and management of sousse. she worked on the subject: "analysis of the preferences and behavior of transport users publics: application to the case of greater sahel tunisian". His research interests include different fields: multimodal passenger transport, maritime transport of goods, hospital logistics, economic growth, environment and health expenditure, asymmetry of supply and demand shocks, etc. Dr. Aida's previous writings have been published in a number of international journals such as : Int. J. Applied Management Science, Applied Economics Journal, journal of academic research in economics,.. she also actively serves as a reviewer for  Scopus indexed journals.

Aida Bouzir, Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics of Sousse, Tunisia,

Aida Bouzir is an assistant professor at the Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics in Sousse, Tunisia. she obtained her doctorate in economics in 2016, from the faculty of economics and management of sousse. she worked on the subject: "analysis of the preferences and behavior of transport users publics: application to the case of greater sahel tunisian". His research interests include different fields: multimodal passenger transport, maritime transport of goods, hospital logistics, economic growth, environment and health expenditure, asymmetry of supply and demand shocks, etc. Dr. Aida's previous writings have been published in a number of international journals such as : Int. J. Applied Management Science, Applied Economics Journal, journal of academic research in economics,.. she also actively serves as a reviewer for  Scopus indexed journals.

Mohamed Hédi Benhadj Mbarek, Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics of Sousse, Tunisia,

Mohamed Hédi Benhadj Mbarek is assistant professor at the Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics in Sousse, Tunisia. He obtained her doctorate in management sciences in 2013 from the higher lnstitute of management of sousse. He worked on the subject: "extension of functional PLS regression to the processing of missing data and to discrimination". His research interests include PLS regression, functional data, treatment of missing data, economic growth, environment and health expenditure. Mohamed Hédi’s previous writings have been published in a number of international journals such as: Romanian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Proceedings of COMPSTAT'2010, ...

Saloua Benammou, Faculty of Economics and Management of Sousse, Tunisia.

Saloua Benammou is a professor in quantitative methods at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sousse, Tunisia. She obtained her doctorate from the University of Paris IX Dauphine, Mathematics of Decision (1996), under the supervision of Professor Gilbert SAPORTA. She worked on the subject: “Behaviour of eigenvalues in multiple correspondence analysis under certain model assumptions”. His research interests include: PLS regression, functional data, treatment of missing data, wavelets, ... Mrs. Saloua Benammou's previous writings have been published in a number of international journals such as: Journal of Academic Research in Economics, GBER Inderscience Publishers, Int. J. Decision Sciences, Risk and Management, MODULAD, The Journal of Risk Finance, The International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, REVSTAT Statistical Journal, Revue de Statistique Appliquée, ...Professor saloua has held several administrative tasks at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sousse : Dean, Chairman of the Economics Theses Committee; In charge of the doctoral school in Economics and Management EDOSEG, Founding Director of the Masters in Economics "Economic Engineering and Applied Econometrics", Vice Dean.

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Published

2023-07-09

How to Cite

Zeiri, R., Bouzir, A., Mbarek, M. H. B., & Benammou, S. (2023). The Link between Economic Growth, Air Pollution and Health Expenditure in the G7 Countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(4), 156–168. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.14480

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Vol. 13 No. 4 (2023)

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