Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from the Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure

被引：93
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作者：
Cesur, Resul
Tekin, Erdal
Ulker, Aydogan
机构：
[1] Univ Connecticut, Mansfield, CT USA
[2] Amer Univ, IZA & NBER, Washington, DC 20016 USA
[3] Deakin Univ, Geelong, Vic 3217, Australia
来源：
ECONOMIC JOURNAL | 2017年 / 127卷 / 600期
关键词：
LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT; PARENTAL LEAVE; CHILD HEALTH; CARE; RESOURCES; COUNTRIES; FRACKING; THAILAND; IMPACT; GROWTH;
D O I：
10.1111/ecoj.12285
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We examine the impact of widespread adoption of natural gas as a source of fuel on infant mortality in Turkey, using variation across provinces and over time in the intensity of natural gas utilisation. Our estimates indicate that the expansion of natural gas infrastructure has resulted in a significant decrease in the rate of infant mortality. Specifically, a one-percentage point increase in natural gas intensity - measured by the rate of subscriptions to natural gas services - would cause the infant mortality rate to decrease by 4%, which would translate into approximately 348 infant lives saved in 2011 alone.
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页码：330 / 362
页数：33
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