Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 26, Issue 13, Pages 13115-13125Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04708-y
Keywords
Air pollution; Human health damages; Grossman model; China
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Peoples' Republic of China [71473128, 71850410541]
- key project of Philosophy and Social Science of Jiangsu University [2018SJZDI104]
- Institute of Climate Change and Public Policy [18QHA005]
- Social Science Foundation of Nanjing [18QC08]
- Startup Foundation for Introducing Talent of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Peoples' Republic of China [2017r101]
- Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Peoples' Republic of China
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In recent years, air pollution in China has posed serious threats to human health. In this study, we investigate the relationship between air pollution and residents' health by nesting the household registration data of the China Migrant Dynamic Survey in 2014 with city characteristic data and pollution data. The results indicated that an increase in the concentration of air pollution significantly reduced residents' health levels. After using the instrumental variable (IV)-Oprobit model to solve endogenous problem, we have found that the negative impact of air pollution on residents' health remained significant. Moreover, the lag term of environmental indexes was introduced and found thatair pollution significantly increased health risk. The results also demonstrated that the impact of air pollution on humanhealth was heterogeneous. Men and urban residents were more sensitive to air pollution and more adversely affected. In addition to air pollution, the study found that, among the influencing factors at the individual level, males' health was better than females' health, and education positively impacted on residents' health. The health effects were consistent with the theoretical predictions of the Grossman model. Thefinancial expenditure and medical input were negatively correlated with residents' health levels. Based on the results, we suggest the Chinese government should implement rigorous air pollution laws and regulations.
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