Environmental impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

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Beijing organized the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and the main goal of the Chinese government regarding this event was to hold a Green Olympics. A difference-in-differences approach was used to estimate the environmental impact the Olympic Games on air quality improvement in Beijing, compared to improvements in other areas in China. The results indicate that compared to other regions, air quality in Beijing improved for a short period of time. These improvements were largely due to the implementation of several temporary measures, including factory closures and traffic control. However, there is no evidence indicating that the Olympic Games reduced the concentration of sulfur dioxide in Beijing.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Economics Discussion Papers ; No. 2013-30

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Valuation of Environmental Effects ; Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling ; Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism ; Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
• Subject: Olympic Games ; Beijing ; air pollution ; impact estimate ; difference-in-differences approach

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Huijuan, Cao ; Fujii, Hidemichi ; Managi, Shunsuke
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
• (where): Kiel
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/74472
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET