The influence of environment and Earnings on Prolonged existence and human fertility: A Deeper Dive into Asia's environmentally vulnerable nations

Mansoor Ahmed Golo; Dongping Han; Muhammad Ibrar; Muhammad Arshad Haroon

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22637

The influence of environment and Earnings on Prolonged existence and human fertility: A Deeper Dive into Asia's environmentally vulnerable nations

Heliyon. 2023 Nov 19;9(12):e22637. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22637. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Mansoor Ahmed Golo¹, Dongping Han¹, Muhammad Ibrar², Muhammad Arshad Haroon³

Affiliations

¹ School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
² Software College, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China.
³ Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad-Campus Sindh Pakistan.

Abstract

This study inspects the impact of environmental deterioration and income on longevity and fertility in Asian countries, specifically the nations that are highly vulnerable to extreme weather. The study examines the data, covering two decades from 2000 to 2019. The empirical conclusions of the panel ARDL-PMG and the CS-ARDL econometric models indicate that environmental degradation leads to a decline in birth rate and life expectancy, while a rising income has a significant influence over longevity. However, increasing per capita income alone cannot solve the problem of population crisis in climatically susceptible countries. Therefore, the sample countries must prioritize climate action and formulate climate-resilient policies to add more years to the lives of their citizens. Similarly, for increasing childbirth the sample nations need to make peace with nature. The outcomes of this study are strong enough, as both the models support each other's findings, producing similar significant outcomes.

Keywords: ARDL/PMG; Asia; CS-ARDL; Environment; Fertility; Income; Longevity.