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

This study investigates the impacts of the Automobile NOx Law 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 NOx and SO2 levels reduced by 5% and 11%, respectively in...

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Main Authors: Tatsuki Inoue, Nana Nunokawa, Daisuke Kurisu, Kota Ogasawara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827319304616
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spelling doaj-6f713243b95b499dbcc98eb1f6728e1e2020-11-25T03:40:51ZengElsevierSSM: Population Health2352-82732020-08-0111100590Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992Tatsuki Inoue0Nana Nunokawa1Daisuke Kurisu2Kota Ogasawara3Department of Business Economics, School of Management, Tokyo University of Science, 1-11-2, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0071, JapanDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Economics, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, JapanDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Economics, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, JapanDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Economics, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan; Corresponding author.This study investigates the impacts of the Automobile NOx Law 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 NOx and SO2 levels 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827319304616I18N30N35
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author Tatsuki Inoue
Nana Nunokawa
Daisuke Kurisu
Kota Ogasawara
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Nana Nunokawa
Daisuke Kurisu
Kota Ogasawara
Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
SSM: Population Health
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author_facet Tatsuki Inoue
Nana Nunokawa
Daisuke Kurisu
Kota Ogasawara
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title Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
title_short Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
title_full Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
title_fullStr Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
title_full_unstemmed Particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: Evidence from Japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
title_sort particulate air pollution, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: evidence from japan's automobile emission control law of 1992
publisher Elsevier
series SSM: Population Health
issn 2352-8273
publishDate 2020-08-01
description This study investigates the impacts of the Automobile NOx Law 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 NOx and SO2 levels 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.
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