Economic and technological aspects of the impact of PM2.5 particles on human health and productivity

Dejan Lončar; Vesna Krstić; Tyack Nicholas Brown; Mihailo Jovanović; Jane Paunković

doi:10.5937/zasmat2202135L

Authors

Dejan Lončar University of Geneva, Institute of Global Health, Geneva, Switzerland Author
Vesna Krstić Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Bor, Serbia + University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty, Bor, Serbia Author
Tyack Nicholas Brown Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Author
Mihailo Jovanović Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES) in Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain Author
Jane Paunković University of Business Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/zasmat2202135L

Keywords:

PM2.5 particles, technological & economic growth, human health, regression analysis, panel data analysis

Abstract

Over the past decades, technological and economic growth has significantly contributed to the improvement of the health care system through increased investment in technological research, training and the application of new technologies in health care. There is evidence that rapid technological and economic growth, contributing to the improvement of the health care system, also leads to a reduction in mortality rates, as well as to a longer life expectancy, which indirectly affects human activity in scientific and political spheres. At the same time, there is evidence that 2.5-micron particles (PM2.5 particles), as a result of industrial development and increased car use, have a negative impact on health outcomes around the world. This paper analyses the impact of increased concentration of PM2.5 particles in the air on economic and technological development, in order to explore whether there is an interdependent relationship between them. The paper aims to clarify the long-term effect of PM2.5 on health outcomes, control of technological and economic growth, as well as other important factors, based on the analysis of given panel data and the application of modern econometric methods. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to provide information on the negative impact of PM2.5 particles on human health, as an indirect impact on the development of new materials and technologies, taking into account socio-economic factors at the global level.

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