Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/215234 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12838
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper estimates the effect of coal-fired power plants on infant mortality in India. We find that a one GW increase in coal-fired capacity corresponds to a 14% increase in infant mortality rates in districts near versus far from the plant site. This effect is 2-3 times larger than estimates from the developed world. Our effects are larger for: (1) older plants, (2) plants located in areas with higher baseline levels of pollution, and (3) plants burning domestic rather than imported coal. The environmental benefits from policy aimed at the power sector are thus likely to be substantially higher if targeted at older plants located in more polluted areas tailored to burn domestic rather than imported coal.
Subjects: 
coal
electricity
India
air pollution
infant mortality
infrastructure
JEL: 
I15
Q51
Q56
Q48
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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