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Thematic Session: Climate Change and Human Capital (Streaming) Location: B008 Session Chair: R. Jisung Park, University of Pennsylvania | |
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Air Pollution Burden Around the World: Distributions, Inequalities, and the Economic Benefits of Clean Air 1: University of Pennsylvania, United States of America; 2: University of Houston, United States of America; 3: University of Pennsylvania, United States of America; 4: University of Pennsylvania, United States of America; 5: University of Pennsylvania, United States of America We construct a globally harmonized, high-resolution dataset combining satellite-based aerosol optical depth (AOD) and population data to document global inequalities in air pollution exposure. By weighting pollution by population shares, we provide one of the first comprehensive assessments of how exposure to air pollution by aerosols varies across and within countries and regions. We find large disparities: populations in Asia face average exposure levels more than three times higher than those in Oceania, and within-country inequalities reach up to 359%. We add Subnational GDP information to our datasets to investigate the overlap between air pollution and income inequality. Our global analysis reveals compounding inequalities—regions with higher pollution are also poorer, but this pattern differs across continents. Finally, we provide the first Global Compensating Equivalent Variation (CEV) estimate for clean air, finding that welfare gains from cleaner air varies substantially within countries, underscoring the significant variability on economic and social returns from targeted pollution abatement policies. | |