Congestion Pricing, Air Pollution and Children’s Health

Emilia Simeonova, Janet Currie, J Peter Nilsson and Reed Walker

No 24410, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This study examines the effects of a congestion tax in central Stockholm on ambient air pollution and the health of local children. We demonstrate that the tax reduced ambient air pollution by 5–15 percent and the rate of acute asthma attacks among young children. We do not see corresponding changes in accidents or hospitalizations for nonrespiratory conditions. As the change in health was more gradual than the change in pollution, it may take time for the full health effects of changes in pollution to materialize if the mechanism is pollution. Hence, short-run estimates of pollution reduction programs may understate long-run health benefits.

JEL-codes: H23 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-03
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Published as Emilia Simeonova & Janet Currie & Peter Nilsson & Reed Walker, 2021. "Congestion Pricing, Air Pollution, and Children’s Health," Journal of Human Resources, vol 56(4), pages 971-996.

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