Abstract
About 2.6 million noncompliant vehicles were removed from designated metropolitan areas in Japan after the introduction of vehicle registration restrictions under the 1992 Automobile NOx Control Law. Based on a difference-in-differences framework and using a monitor-level panel dataset for the period January 1981–December 2015, we find that the intervention led to a 3%–6% reduction in the monthly mean ambient concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the treated areas. Back-of-the-envelope calculations identify benefits equal to about US$104 million as a result of reduced mortality from asthma. (JEL Q53, Q58).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 448-459 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Contemporary Economic Policy |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2020 |