Straw burning, PM2.5, and death: Evidence from China

被引：222
作者：
He, Guojun [1 ]
Liu, Tong [2 ,3 ]
Zhou, Maigeng [4 ]
机构：
[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Econ, Div Social Sci, Div Environm & Sustainabil,Kowloon, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Div Social Sci, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Inst Adv Study, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[4] Chinese Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Natl Ctr Chron & Noncommunicable Dis Control & Pr, Beijing, Peoples R China
来源：
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | 2020年 / 145卷
关键词：
Straw burning; Stubble burning; Air pollution; Mortality; Straw recycling; AIR-POLLUTION EVIDENCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSTAINED EXPOSURE; AVOIDANCE-BEHAVIOR; INFANT-MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; TERM EXPOSURE; HEALTH; IMPACT; EMISSIONS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102468
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This study uses satellite data to detect agricultural straw burning 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 cardiorespiratory diseases. We estimate that a 10 mu g/m(3) increase in PM2.5 increases mortality by 3.25%. Middle-aged and old people in rural areas are particularly sensitive to straw burning pollution. Exploratory analysis of China's programs to subsidize straw recycling suggests that extending these programs to all the straw burning regions would bring about a health benefit that is an order of magnitude larger than the cost.
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