Education and mortality difference of air pollution: evidence from China

Does the environmental protection tax improve population health? Evidence from China’s quasi-natural experiment

Health constitutes a fundamental component of human capital for high-quality economic development and an important indicator of social well-being. Using panel data for 31 Chinese provinces from 2010 to 2023, this study treats the implementation of the Environmental Protection Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China i...

Early-Life Exposure to Air Pollution Regulation and Later Educational Attainment: Evidence from China

Risk-Related Expenditure Pressure and Urban – Rural Consumption Structure in China: Provincial Evidence

The effect of universal health coverage on pollution induced mortality across 91 countries

This study investigates the mitigating role of universal healthcare coverage (UHC) in reducing mortality from air pollution, focusing on deaths caused by particulate matter pollution (PMP) and ambient ozone pollution (AOP) across 91 countries from 2000 to 2023. The empirical analysis employs unbalanced panel data and m...

Economic Policy Uncertainty and Environmental Inequality: Effects and Mechanisms

Global analysis of the impacts of air pollution on global health expenditures and implications for sustainable development

Air pollution has become a major global challenge, imposing substantial health and economic burdens while threatening progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study investigates the impact of air pollution on healthcare expenditure using panel data from 95 countries over the period 2010-2020. Two...