International Spillover Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Mortality and Health Data / Seonmin Will Heo, Koichiro Ito, Rao Kotamarthi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heo, Seonmin Will.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Ito, Koichiro.

Kotamarthi, Rao.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w30830.

NBER working paper series no. w30830

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2023.

Summary:

We study the international spillover effects of air pollution by developing a framework that integrates recent advances in atmospheric science into econometric estimation with microdata on mortality and health. Combining transboundary particle trajectory data with the universe of individual-level mortality and emergency room visit data in South Korea, we find that transboundary air pollution from China significantly increases mortality and morbidity in South Korea. Using these estimates, we show that a recent Chinese environmental policy "war on pollution" generated a substantial international spillover benefit. Finally, we examine China's strategic pollution reductions and provide their implications for the potential Coasian bargaining.

Notes:

Print version record

January 2023.