Arbeitspapier

Environmental Policy and Gender Health Gap

Utilizing a nationally representative panel data of middle-aged and elder individuals from China, we assess the health impact of environmental policies, with special attention paid to gender disparities within their effects. This study utilizes thermal inversions to address the endogeneity of air pollution and constructs a fixed effects model. Our findings highlight that the negative impact of air pollution on female health is significant, particularly for females in the middle of the health distribution. Notably, the implementation of environmental policies leads to health improvements in females and plays a key role in bridging the health gap between genders. These findings provide compelling evidence of the importance of environmental policy in promoting health equity.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 16320

Classification
Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
Health and Inequality
Labor Discrimination
Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
Environmental Economics: Government Policy
Subject
environmental policy
gender health gap
China

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Guo, Liwen
Cheng, Zhiming
Tani, Massimiliano
Cook, Sarah
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(where)
Bonn
(when)
2023

Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Guo, Liwen
  • Cheng, Zhiming
  • Tani, Massimiliano
  • Cook, Sarah
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Time of origin

  • 2023

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