School bus emissions, student health and academic performance

被引：30

作者：

Austin, Wes ^{[1
]}

Heutel, Garth ^{[1
,2
]}

Kreisman, Daniel ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA

[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] IZA, Durham, NC 27713 USA

来源：

ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW | 2019年 / 70卷

关键词：

Pollution; Health; Test scores; School bus; Diesel retrofit; AIR-POLLUTION; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; SELF-POLLUTION; PHYSICAL-FITNESS; EXPOSURE; ASSOCIATION; CHILDHOOD; CHILDREN; QUALITY; CANCER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econedurev.2019.03.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Diesel emissions from school buses expose children to high levels of air pollution; retrofitting bus engines can substantially reduce this exposure. Using variation from 2656 retrofits across Georgia, we estimate effects of emissions reductions on district-level health and academic achievement. We demonstrate positive effects on respiratory health, measured by a statewide test of aerobic capacity. Placebo tests on body mass index show no impact. We also find that retrofitting districts experience significant test score gains in English and smaller gains in math. Our results suggest that engine retrofits can have meaningful and cost-effective impacts on health and cognitive functioning.

引用

页码：109 / 126

页数：18

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