(更改为线上讲座)华师经管学术讲座第386期(经济)
【时间】11月4日(周四)15:00-16:30
【地点】由原定的线下会议改为线上会议,腾讯会议号为:487 332 001
【题目】Air Pollution and Mortality Impacts of Coal Production: Evidence from Coalmine Accidents in China(煤炭生产的空气污染和过早死亡影响:来自中国的证据)
【主讲人】褚印副教授(中南财经政法大学文澜学院)
【主持人】肖彦成博士
【摘要】
We examine the air pollution and mortality impacts of coal production leveraging the timing of coalmine accidents. Chinese safety regulation mandated that production activities at a coal mine be suspended if it experiences an accident with ten or more fatalities. We compare counties which experience such an accident to other counties which do so during some other part of the sample period. Combining satellite-based air pollution data at the county-day level with locations and dates of coalmine accidents and a host of controls, we show that timing of accidents cannot be predicted. On average, a coalmine production suspension leads to an 8% reduction in local air pollution. We provide evidence that the observed reduction in local air pollution is not driven by changes in the level of coal consumption. We find significant decreases in respiratory mortality during coalmine production suspensions with particularly large effects on vulnerable populations.
【主讲人简介】
褚印,中南财经政法大学文澜学院副教授,2015年获美国田纳西大学诺克斯维尔分校经济学博士学位。主要研究领域为能源与环境经济学、发展经济学、应用计量经济学。学术论文发表于Journal of Industrial Economics、Environmental and Resource Economics、The Energy Journal、Journal of Economic Surveys、 Energy Economics等国际经济学知名期刊。多次担任The Energy Journal、Energy Economics、Economic Modelling等国际经济学期刊匿名审稿人。