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The Effect of Urbanization on Air Pollution Damage

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  • Hao Deng
  • Robert Mendelsohn

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The global shift of population from rural to urban areas has dramatically increased the marginal damage of air pollution emissions in urban areas. Despite a steady decline in overall emissions in the United States, this rising marginal damage in urban areas caused total national damage to increase from 1970 to 2000. Total damage only fell after 2000 because of a dramatic decrease in nitrogen oxide and especially sulfur dioxide emissions. The rising marginal damage in urban areas suggests that environmental policy should emphasize reducing urban emissions of particulates, volatile organic compounds, ammonia, and sulfur dioxide.

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  • Hao Deng & Robert Mendelsohn, 2021. "The Effect of Urbanization on Air Pollution Damage," Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press, vol. 8(5), pages 955-973.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jaerec:doi:10.1086/714415
    DOI: 10.1086/714415
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    1. Ren, Qianping & West, Jeremy, 2023. "Cleaner waters and urbanization," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).
    2. Pei Zhang & Peiran Chen & Fan Xiao & Yong Sun & Shuyan Ma & Ziwei Zhao, 2022. "The Impact of Information Infrastructure on Air Pollution: Empirical Evidence from China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-17, November.
    3. Klaus Eisenack, 2023. "Why local governments set climate targets: Effects of city size and political costs," Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers 0029, Berlin School of Economics.

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