Health externalities of India's expansion of coal plants : Evidence from a national panel of 40,000 households

Coal power generation is expanding rapidly in India and other developing countries. In addition to consequences for climate change, present-day health externalities may also substantially increase the social cost of coal. Health consequences of air pollution have proven important in studies of devel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of environmental economics and management. - 1984. - 86(2017) vom: 05. Nov., Seite 262-276
1. Verfasser: Gupta, Aashish (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Spears, Dean
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of environmental economics and management
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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