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Editor-in-Chief

Professor Rafiu Oyesola Salawu

Department of Management & Accounting, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Managing Editor

Professor Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun

Department of Management & Accounting, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria

Editorial Board Secretary

Mary-Fidelis Chidoziem Abiahu

Director, Research and Professional Standard, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria

Editorial Board Members

Professor Chinedum Nathaniel Nwezeaku

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Professor John Adeoti

Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan

Professor Uche Jack-Osimiri

Faculty of Law, River State University, Port Harcourt

Professor Aruwa Suleiman Akwu-Odo Salihu

Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nasarawa State Nigeria

Dr. Eiya Ofiafoh Ofiafoh (Associate Professor)

Department of Accounting, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Dr. Stephen Chukwuemeka Mark Abani

MCSA Worldwide Projects Limited, Abuja, Nigeria

Dr. Kenny Adedapo Soyemi

Department of Accounting, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

Professor Joseph Uchenna Uwaleke

Department of Banking & Finance, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Barrister Chukwuemeka Eze

Faculty of Law, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Mr. Simon Nwanmaghyi Kato

Federal Inland Revenue Service, Chairman’s Office, Abuja, Nigeria

IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE ON LIFE EXPECTANCY IN NIGERIA: BOUND TEST APPROACH

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IMPACT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE ON LIFE EXPECTANCY IN NIGERIA: BOUND TEST APPROACH

Authors

Sani Muhammad and Ahmed Aminu Mikailu

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of economic growth, energy and public health expenditure on life expectancy in Nigeria applying Autoregressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) model over the period of 1980 to 2018. The result shows that economic growth and public health expenditure positively affect life expectancy over the period of the study. On the other hand, energy negatively affect life expectancy. Consequently, It is however, recommended that, to improve the health status in Nigeria, health policymakers should focus on the factors which lie outside the healthcare system. These factors are mainly associated with economic growth and development level. Thus, the economic stabilisation policies with the aim of increasing the productivity, economic growth, and energy efficiency will certainly play significant roles in the improvement of health status and therefore, increasing the life span of Nigerians.

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