Table 9 DOLS and FOMLS test results.

From: Unveiling the health consequences of air pollution in the world’s most polluted nations

Variables

Model I

Model II

DOLS

FMOLS

DOLS

FMOLS

PM25

−3.914*** (−4.15)

−3.845*** (−6.13)

2.671*** (5.88)

2.379*** (4.91)

URB

0.129*** (7.36)

0.115* (1.59)

−0.0922*** (−6.19)

−0.103** (−2.18)

PGR

−0.145*** (−8.22)

−0.202** (−2.67)

0.111*** (5.74)

0.198*** (−4.22)

RGDP

1.005*** (5.11)

0.906*** (5.68)

−0.412* (−1.65)

−0.710*** (−4.22)

PEC

−0.107*** (−6.31)

−0.219* (−1.61)

0.103** (2.28)

0.162*** (−3.99)

PGHG

−0.705*** (−4.37)

−0.439*** (−4.66)

0.244*** (5.33)

0.811*** (4.45)

SER

0.386* (1.92)

0.510*** (3.89)

−0.227*** (−7.01)

−0.231*** (−4.11)

INS

−0.399*** (−6.49)

−0.169*** (−4.05)

0.154*** (4.68)

0.207*** (−3.77)

EVS

−0.0099*** (−6.14)

−0.00061** (−2.93)

0.0017*** (5.11)

0.00082** (2.28)

AIQ

0.403*** (3.97)

0.519*** (6.44)

−0.802*** (−9.43)

−0.629*** (−4.95)

Constant

−4.815*** (−6.12)

−9.111*** (−7.10)

−3.502*** (−8.11)

−6.405*** (−9.29)

Diagnostic checks

R−squared test

0.671

0.514

0.644

0.710

Residuals’ normality test

1.044

0.908

0.829

1.537

  1. ***, **, and * indicate significance at 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively. Source: Authors’ estimations.