RIEBセミナー
RIEBセミナー（六甲フォーラム 共催）
RIEBセミナー
六甲フォーラム 共催
| 日時 | 2019年12月23日（月）15:30 ～ 17:00 |
|---|---|
| 会場 | 神戸大学経済経営研究所 調査室（兼松記念館1階） |
| 対象 | 教員、院生、および同等の知識をお持ちの方 |
| 使用言語 | 英語 |
15：30 ～ 17：00
- 論題
- The Health Effect of Air Pollution: Evidence from Power Plant Closing in Taiwan
- 報告者
- Kamhon KAN（Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica）
- 概要
- It has been established that air pollutants, especially, particulate matters (PM) are closely associated with adverse health effects. Numerous studies have evidence on the effect of pollutants on acute health conditions (e.g., respiratory diseases) or mortality. The effects of air pollutants on the long term health outcomes (e.g., cardiovascular diseases) are less understood. In this study, we focus on the relationship between air pollutants on mortality and other diseases. Moreover, we use a quasi-experimental approach for our analysis. We use the opening the closing (i.e., Shenao) of a power plant in Taiwan, which generated exogenous changes in the levels of air pollutants, to identify the causal effect. Accurate estimates of these effects are critical in evaluating the costs and benefits of alternative environmental and energy policies.