Environmental quality and its impact on total fertility rate: an econometric analysis from a new perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Environmental quality significantly affects various aspects of human existence. This study employs ecological footprint as a proxy to assess the impact of environmental quality on the TFR, measured as births per woman. This study investigates the extent to which ecological footprint indicators impact on the TFR in across 31 countries between from 1990 to 2017.

Methods

We gathered data on ecological footprints, specifically carbon, agricultural land, grazing land, forest products, and fisheries, from the Global Footprint Network. Information on the TFR, Human Development Index (HDI), and per capita Gross National Income (GNI) were sourced from the World Bank and the United Nations. We applied static panel and quantile regression models to scrutinize the connection 

SUBMITTER: Haq SMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10693138 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature