Replication data for: Growth, Pollution, and Life Expectancy: China from 1991-2012
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Avraham Ebenstein; Maoyong Fan; Michael Greenstone; Guojun He; Peng Yin; Maigeng Zhou
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Project Citation:
Ebenstein, Avraham, Fan, Maoyong, Greenstone, Michael, He, Guojun, Yin, Peng, and Zhou, Maigeng. Replication data for: Growth, Pollution, and Life Expectancy: China from 1991-2012. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113410V1
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This paper examines the relationship between income, pollution, and mortality in China from 1991-2012. Using first-difference models, we document a robust positive association between city-level GDP and life expectancy. We also find a negative association between city-level particulate air pollution exposure and life expectancy that is driven by elevated cardiorespiratory mortality rates. The results suggest that while China's unprecedented economic growth over the last two decades is associated with health improvements, pollution has served as a countervailing force.
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I12 Health Behavior
J11 Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
P25 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
P28 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Natural Resources; Energy; Environment
P36 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
I12 Health Behavior
J11 Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
P25 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
P28 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Natural Resources; Energy; Environment
P36 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
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