Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
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颗粒物空气污染、出生结果和婴儿死亡率：来自 1992 年日本汽车排放控制法的证据
DOI：
10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100590
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发表时间：
2020
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Ogasawara Kota
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作者：
Inoue Tatsuki;Nunokawa Nana;Kurisu Daisuke;Ogasawara Kota
本研究探讨1992年日本《汽车废气法》对环境空气污染物及胎儿和婴儿健康结果的影响。利用1987年至1997年间1500多个监测站的面板数据，我们发现在1992年的法规之后，受管制地区的nox和so2水平分别下降了5%和11%。此外，利用来自日本生命统计调查的市级面板数据集和差异中的差异方法，我们发现该法规解释了该法规生效后胎儿死亡率的大部分改善。本研究为大规模汽车管制政策对胎儿健康的积极影响提供了证据。
This study investigates the impacts of the Automobile NOxLaw of 1992 on ambient air pollutants and fetal and infant health outcomes in Japan. Using panel data taken from more than 1500 monitoring stations between 1987 and 1997, we find that NOxand SO2levels reduced by 5% and 11%, respectively in regulated areas following the 1992 regulation. In addition, using a municipal-level panel data set from Japan's Vital Statistics Survey and a difference-in-differences approach, we find that the regulation explains most of the improvements in the fetal death rate after the regulation came into effect. This study provides evidence on the positive impacts of this large-scale automobile regulation policy on fetal health.