The effect of air pollution on mortality in China: Evidence from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

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• 作者：Guojun He^a ; ^{gjhe@ust.hk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Maoyong Fan^b ; ^{mfan@bsu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Maigeng Zhou^c ; ^{maigengzhou@126.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Q53 ; I15 ; I18
• 刊名：Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：79
• 期：Complete
• 页码：18-39
• 全文大小：1455 K

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By exploiting exogenous variations in air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, we estimate the effect of air pollution on mortality in China. We find that a 10 percent decrease in class="mathmlsrc">class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0095069616300237&_mathId=si0003.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0095069616300237&_rdoc=1&_issn=00950696&md5=4b304461df3cc52d7f5283bb16e4f7cc" title="Click to view the MathML source">PM₁₀class="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode">$P{M}_{10}$ concentrations reduces the monthly standardized all-cause mortality rate by 8 percent. Men and women are equally susceptible to air pollution risks. The age groups for which the air pollution effects are greatest are children under 10 years old and the elderly.