Straw Burning, PM2.5 and Death: Evidence from China

Guojun He, Tong Liu and Maigeng Zhou ()
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Maigeng Zhou: National Center for Chronic and Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

No 2019-66, HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series from HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

Abstract: This study uses satellite data to detect agricultural straw burnings and estimates its impact on air pollution and health in China. We find that straw burning increases particulate matter pollution and causes people to die from cardio-respiratory diseases. Middle-aged and old people in rural areas are particularly sensitive to straw burning pollution. We estimate that a 10μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 will increase mortality by 3.25%. Subsidizing the recycling of straw brings significant health benefits and is estimated to avert 21,400 pre-mature deaths annually.

Keywords: straw burning; stubble burning; air pollution; mortality; straw recycling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 I31 Q18 Q53 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64 pages
Date: 2019-05, Revised 2019-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-big, nep-cna, nep-env and nep-hea
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Related works:
Working Paper: Straw Burning, PM2.5 and Death: Evidence from China (2021)
Journal Article: Straw burning, PM2.5, and death: Evidence from China (2020)
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