Region EKC for Air Pollution: Evidence from China

Health damages from air pollution in China

This study evaluates air pollution-related health impacts on the Chinese economy by using an expanded version of the Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis model. We estimated that marginal welfare impact to the Chinese economy of ozone and particulate-matter concentrations above background levels increased from 1997 US$22 billion in 1975 to 1997 US$112 billion in 2005, despite improvements i...

The Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Allergic Rhinitis: Further Epidemiological Evidence from Changchun, Northeastern China

With the continuous rapid urbanization process over the last three decades, outdoors air pollution has become a progressively more serious public health hazard in China. To investigate the possible associations, lag effects and seasonal differences of urban air quality on respiratory health (allergic rhinitis) in Changchun, a city in Northeastern China, we carried out a time-series analysis of ...

Acute stroke mortality and air pollution: new evidence from Shanghai, China.

The association between air pollution and daily mortality, especially of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, has been confirmed by numerous studies. Recently, two studies conducted in Korea have identified air pollution as a new risk factor for ischemic stroke mortality . Nevertheless, the results still need to be replicated in other areas of the world. In Shanghai, the largest city in Chi...

Severe Air Pollution and Labor Productivity: Evidence from Industrial Towns in China

Who suffers from indoor air pollution? Evidence from Bangladesh.

In this paper, we investigate individuals' exposure to indoor air pollution. Using new survey data from Bangladesh, average hours spent by members of households in the cooking area, living area and outdoors in a typical day are combined with the estimates of pollution concentration in different locations in order to estimate exposure. We analyse exposure at two levels: differences within househ...