停电的环境成本：来自德里的证据

IF 4.8 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Public Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105289

Yatang Lin , Dana Kassem

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摘要

本文考察了电力供应不稳定的一个被忽视的后果：空气污染。我们使用了一个独特的数据集，其中包含了停电事件和污染的高频记录，我们发现，停电导致每小时NO2和NO浓度分别增加0.4%和1.3%，PM10水平增加0.4%。这可能是由于广泛使用高污染的备用柴油发电机。当采用备用发电机时，停电的环境成本超过了用户的私人成本。使用聚类估计的福利分析强调了将环境效益纳入旨在减轻电力中断的政策评估的重要性。

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The environmental cost of power outages: Evidence from Delhi

This paper examines an overlooked consequence of an unstable electricity supply: air pollution. Using a unique dataset with high-frequency records of outage events and pollution, we find that outages lead to a 0.4% and 1.3% increase in hourly NO

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and NO concentrations and a 0.4% increase in PM10 levels. This is likely attributable to the widespread use of highly polluting backup diesel generators. The environmental cost of outages exceeds the private cost for users when backup generators are adopted. Welfare analysis using bunching estimation highlights the importance of incorporating environmental benefits in the evaluation of policies aimed at mitigating outages.

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Journal of Public Economics ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

14.10

自引率

2.00%

发文量

139

审稿时长

70 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Public Economics aims to promote original scientific research in the field of public economics, focusing on the utilization of contemporary economic theory and quantitative analysis methodologies. It serves as a platform for the international scholarly community to engage in discussions on public policy matters.