Health Benefits from Improved Air Quality: Evidence from Pollution Regulations in China's “25 + 25” Cities
- Environmental and Resource Economics 2024
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This study assesses the health benefits of better air quality by examining the causal impact of China's stringent “25 + 25” regional air pollution control policy on local air quality and population health. Employing a spatial regression discontinuity design that capitalizes on the policy's location-specific features, we present compelling evidence that the
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Air Pollution Health Benefits Social Welfare Environmental Governance