The health benefits of air pollution control in India

Maureen Cropper () and Yongjoon Park
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Maureen Cropper: University of Maryland

Indian Economic Review, 2022, vol. 57, issue 2, No 1, 245-263

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents an overview of the health benefits of controlling ambient air pollution in India. We answer five questions: First, how high is ambient air pollution in different parts of India? Second, what are the morbidity and mortality consequences of ambient and household air pollution? Third, what are the health costs of pollution-related morbidity and mortality? Fourth, what are the primary sources of ambient air pollution in India and what are their implications for policies to control air pollution? Finally, what are the health benefits and costs of reducing air pollution from coal-fired power plants?

Keywords: Ambient air pollution; Household air pollution; Coal-fired power plants; Air pollution in India; Health effects of PM2.5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 Q51 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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