Air pollution and infant mortality: Evidence from China

被引:13
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作者
Wang, Linfeng [1 ]
Shi, Tie [2 ]
Chen, Hanyi [3 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Publ Finance & Taxat, Nanjing 210023, Peoples R China
[2] Jiaxing Univ, Sch Econ, Jiaxing 314001, Peoples R China
[3] Dongbei Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Finance, Dalian 116025, Peoples R China
关键词
Air pollution; PM2; 5; concentration; Infant mortality; China; HEALTH EVIDENCE; CLEAN-AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL-REGULATIONS; SUSTAINED EXPOSURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; IMPACT; QUALITY; COSTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101229
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Using a newly assembled prefecture-city level dataset from 2004 to 2015, this paper examines the impact of air pollution on child mortality in China. To identify the causal effect, we exploit ventilation coefficient as the in-strument for urban air pollution. We find that a 10 mu g/m3 increase in annual PM2.5 concentration causes 163 infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year in a city.
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