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Natural‐resource dependence and life expectancy: A nonlinear relationship
Author(s) -
Madreimov Timur,
Li Leiming
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1099-1719
pISSN - 0968-0802
DOI - 10.1002/sd.1932
Subject(s) - life expectancy , longevity , estimator , natural resource , robustness (evolution) , econometrics , expectancy theory , regression , resource (disambiguation) , statistics , economics , computer science , mathematics , biology , demography , ecology , population , sociology , biochemistry , genetics , management , computer network , gene
In this paper, we revisit the link between natural resources and quality of life, measured by life expectancy over the period 1990–2011. Using fixed effect and panel‐corrected standard‐errors regression estimators we document that there is inverted U‐shaped relationship between natural‐resource dependence and longevity. This implies that in the long run, natural‐resource dependence hampers human development. This effect remains robust after a set of robustness checks.