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来源类型 | Working Paper |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | 10.3386/w27604 |
来源ID | Working Paper 27604 |
COVID-19 Prevention and Air Pollution in the Absence of a Lockdown | |
Hung-Hao Chang; Chad Meyerhoefer; Feng-An Yang | |
发表日期 | 2020-08-03 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Recent studies demonstrate that air quality improved during the coronavirus pandemic due to the imposition of social lockdowns. We investigate the impact of COVID-19 on air pollution in the two largest cities in Taiwan, which were not subject to economic or mobility restrictions. Using a generalized difference-in-differences approach and real-time data on air quality and transportation, we estimate that levels of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter increased 5 - 12 percent relative to 2017 - 2019. We demonstrate that this counterintuitive finding is likely due to a shift in preferences for mode of transport away from public transportation and towards personal automobiles. Similar COVID-19 prevention behaviors in regions or countries emerging from lockdowns could likewise result in an increase in air pollution. |
主题 | Health, Education, and Welfare ; Health ; Environmental and Resource Economics ; Environment ; COVID-19 |
URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w27604 |
来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/585276 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Hung-Hao Chang,Chad Meyerhoefer,Feng-An Yang. COVID-19 Prevention and Air Pollution in the Absence of a Lockdown. 2020. |
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