Air pollution, healthcare use, and inequality: Evidence from China

• Published in: Economic modelling Vol. 141; p. 106905
• Main Authors: Jin, Bohan, Li, Zheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Air pollution; China; Environmental justice; Health inequality; Healthcare use; Q56; Health inequality; China; Air pollution; Q51; I14; Healthcare use; Environmental justice; Q53

This study provides the first investigation into the causal distributional effects of air pollution on healthcare utilization in China. Studies have addressed the average impact of air pollution in developed countries while overlooking its distributional effects in developing nations where inequalit...