Have vehicle registration restrictions improved urban air quality in Japan?

Shuhei Nishitateno, Paul Burke

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)448-459
    JournalContemporary Economic Policy
    Volume38
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020

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