ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Impact of Climate Change, Environment,
and Health Worker Density Index on Road
Accident Fatalities: Evidence from Top
Ten Pollution Emitting Countries
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SHU, MBA, Shanghai University, Shanghai, PR China
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School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics,
Beijing, 100029, China
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China Academy of Transportation Science, Beijing, 100029, China
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Virtual University of Pakistan-Faisalabad Campus-38000, Pakistan
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Department of Economics, Virtual University of Pakistan-Faisalabad Campus-38000, Pakistan
Submission date: 2023-08-31
Final revision date: 2023-11-07
Acceptance date: 2023-11-15
Online publication date: 2024-02-21
Publication date: 2024-04-18
Corresponding author
Fengfeng Wang
School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics,
Beijing, 100029, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(4):3887-3902
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ABSTRACT
This study addresses the interconnected determinants of road traffic safety in the context of the top
10 pollution-emitting countries, employing a data-driven ecological systems approach. The dependent
variable is road traffic fatalities, and the goal is to determine the complicated interactions between other
factors such as temperature, rainfall, health force density, road length, and ecological impact. The data is
analyzed using a wide range of techniques, including panel data analysis, unit root testing, cointegration
analysis, and regression using Driscoll-Kraay standard errors. Temperature and precipitation are shown
to have a substantial effect on the dynamics of road safety, as shown by the results. Conventional
wisdom is put to the test by the crucial roles played by health force density and ecological impact.
Given the complex interplay of factors, the research finds that comprehensive approaches to road safety
are necessary. To further inform evidence-based policy recommendations for improved road safety,
future study might investigate cultural impacts and temporal dynamics. The coefficient of 0.711 has
a D/K standard error of 0.212 and the p-value is 0.002. This suggests that temperature has a positive
relationship with road traffic fatalities, and the relationship is statistically significant. An increase in
temperature is associated with an increase in road traffic fatalities per million. The coefficient of 0.552
has a D/K standard error of 0.132 and the p-value is 0.001. This indicates a positive and statistically
significant relationship between rainfall and road traffic fatalities per million. The coefficient of 0.420
has a D/K standard error of 0.101.and the p-value is 0.000. This suggests a strong negative relationship between health force density and road traffic fatalities. Countries with higher health force density
experience lower road traffic fatalities.