Exploring the environmental kuznets curve (ekc) and the impact of environmental degradation on health in selected developing countries

This study explains the relationship between the emission of greenhouse gases like CO2, CH4, and N2O with GDP per capita, fossil fuel energy consumption, foreign direct investment, and population density following the framework of the Environmental Kuznets Curve(EKC) hypothesis.The impact of the Environmental Degradation Index, Foreign Direct Investment and Population Density on Health Index is also explained in this study. To explain these relationships both the Fixed Effect Model and the Random Effect Model are used. For this purpose, the study employs panel data regression based on several countries selected out of three continents: Asia, Africa, and America.The panel data regression confirms the existence of EKC for all the greenhouse gases emitted. Further, the health outcome is significantly explained by the relevant explanatory variables. Again a decomposition model based on Kaya Identity is also used to describe the fossil fuel intensity of GDP.This study also considers some policy suggestions to improve the environment's quality by reducing environmental degradation.