Replication data for: Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, and Infant Mortality in India

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Michael Greenstone; Rema Hanna

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Project Citation:

Greenstone, Michael, and Hanna, Rema. Replication data for: Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, and Infant Mortality in India. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112693V1

Project Description

Summary: Using the most comprehensive developing country dataset ever compiled on air and water pollution and environmental regulations, the paper assesses India's environmental regulations with a difference-in-differences design. The air pollution regulations are associated with substantial improvements in air quality. The most successful air regulation resulted in a modest but statistically insignificant decline in infant mortality. In contrast, the water regulations had no measurable benefits. The available evidence leads us to cautiously conclude that higher demand for air quality prompted the effective enforcement of air pollution regulations, indicating that strong public support allows environmental regulations to succeed in weak institutional settings.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
      Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
      Q58 Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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