Air pollution and morbidity: evidence from internet search behavior in a panel of 100 Chinese cities

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作者
Zhu, Mingying [1 ]
Heyes, Anthony [2 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Univ, Sch Econ, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Birmingham, Birmingham, England
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Air pollution; Health; Agriculture fires; Social cost; HEALTH EXTERNALITIES; QUALITY; IMPACT; PRODUCTIVITY; COUGH; LIFE; MORTALITY; COUNTRIES; CLIMATE;
D O I
10.1007/s00181-024-02688-8
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We provide linear and nonparametric estimates of the causal impact of short-term exposure to polluted air on the prevalence of cough in a panel of a hundred Chinese cities. In our central estimate, which exploits plausibly exogenous variations in the number of upwind agricultural fires burning in the vicinity as an instrument, we find that a one standard deviation increase in airborne pollution causes a roughly 6% increase in the prevalence of cough in the affected city. Among pollutants, the effect can be tied specifically to particulate matter (PM2.5\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$PM_{2.5}$$\end{document}). The results prove resilient in a series of robustness tests and falsification exercises.
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页码:1893 / 1934
页数:42
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