Research Article
Atmospheric Pollution, Spatial Spillover and Public health——A Spatial Econometrics Analysis Based on the Data of Prefecture-level Cities in China
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.1-9-2023.2338762, author={Yuechao Zhao and Jun Shen}, title={Atmospheric Pollution, Spatial Spillover and Public health------A Spatial Econometrics Analysis Based on the Data of Prefecture-level Cities in China}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Public Management, Digital Economy and Internet Technology, ICPDI 2023, September 1--3, 2023, Chongqing, China}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICPDI}, year={2023}, month={11}, keywords={atmospheric pollution; public health; spatial spillover; exposure-reaction function; spatial econometrics}, doi={10.4108/eai.1-9-2023.2338762} }- Yuechao Zhao
Jun Shen
Year: 2023
Atmospheric Pollution, Spatial Spillover and Public health——A Spatial Econometrics Analysis Based on the Data of Prefecture-level Cities in China
ICPDI
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-9-2023.2338762
Abstract
Atmospheric pollution has become an important factor affecting public health. Based on the data of 282 prefecture-level cities in China from 2003 to 2020, this paper use exposure-reaction function and spatial econometrics method to estimate the mortality of residents’ respiratory disease, study the spatial spillover effect and its impact on public health. The empirical results show that the atmospheric pollution has caused serious negative impact on public health in different regions of China. In particular, the residents in the middle and eastern region are the most affected. On the whole, atmospheric pollution has exerted significant negative spatial spillover effect on public health. Therefore, different atmospheric governance policies should be adopted based on the specific regional needs. While implementing inter-regional industrial transfer, the government needs to pay more attention to industrial upgrading, control urban population density reasonably, and keep improving the overall public health level and social well-being of the whole society.