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The effect of air pollution on mortality in China: Evidence from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Guojun He, Maoyong Fan and Maigeng Zhou

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2016, vol. 79, issue C, 18-39

Abstract: By exploiting exogenous variations in air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, we estimate the effect of air pollution on mortality in China. We find that a 10 percent decrease in PM10 concentrations reduces the monthly standardized all-cause mortality rate by 8 percent. Men and women are equally susceptible to air pollution risks. The age groups for which the air pollution effects are greatest are children under 10 years old and the elderly.

Keywords: Air pollution; Mortality; Particulate matter; 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 I18 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2016.04.004

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