The history of humankind witnessed a continual improvement of living standards. The introduction of agriculture stabled our food supplies. The industrial revolution eradicated hunger and reduced poverty across the globe. During the development process, human also reached the capacity to create substantial impacts on the environment, which has created adverse effects on our health. We believe that technological progress will enable us to achieve a balance between health, income and the environment.

In this study, we test the club convergence hypothesis using data on economic development, health and environment of 36 OECD countries during the 1990–2015 period. Using the club convergence test, we found significant evidence of overall convergence only in the emission of two air pollutants: Carbon monoxide and Nitrogen oxides. However, groups of countries have converged in all three aspects. Also, our panel data analysis showed that improving human capital is crucial for the synergy between good health, clean environment and positive economic growth.

人类的历史见证了生活水平的不断提高。农业的引进稳定了我们的粮食供应。工业革命在全球消除了饥饿并减少了贫困。在发展过程中，人类也达到了对环境产生实质性影响的能力，这对我们的健康产生了不利影响。我们相信技术进步将使我们能够在健康、收入和环境之间取得平衡。

在本研究中，我们使用 1990 年至 2015 年期间 36 个经合组织国家的经济发展、健康和环境数据来检验俱乐部趋同假设。使用俱乐部收敛测试，我们发现仅在两种空气污染物的排放中总体收敛的重要证据：一氧化碳和氮氧化物。然而，国家集团在所有三个方面都趋于一致。此外，我们的面板数据分析表明，提高人力资本对于良好的健康、清洁的环境和积极的经济增长之间的协同作用至关重要。