空氣污染防制政策對新生兒健康影響評估

The Impact of Air Pollution Regulations on Infant Health: Evidence from the 1992 Clean Air Act Amendments in Taiwan

劉錦龍(Jin-Long Liu)

《經濟論文叢刊》 35卷4期 (2007/12) Pp. 477-511

https://doi.org/10.6277/ter.2007.354.4

摘要

本文的目的在於探討過去十年間空氣污染管制政策對兒童健康的影響，本研究利用內政部新生兒出生健康狀態包括體重與週數資料，結合空氣污染檢測數據，分別探討空氣污染水準是否造成新生兒早產（懷孕期小於37週）與是否造成新生兒體重不足（出生體重小於2,500公克）的結果。研究結果發現空氣污染高低與新生兒是否早產與體重不足具有顯著正向關係，說明空氣污染對新生兒的健康確有不利的影響;近年來政府的改善措施，包括1998年之後的對空氣污染物課費的經濟誘因措施，的確有助於降低空氣污染對新生兒健康的負面結果。

關鍵字

空氣污染防制 ； 新生兒健康

並列摘要

The 1992 passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) was an attempt to lower levels of air pollution and to protect public health in Taiwan. This study examines the effect of reduction in air pollutants on infant health. By using the birth data collected by the government, this study focuses on the probability of low birth weight as well as premature birth induced by air pollution concentration. Our results show that air pollution has significant negative health effects on newborn babies. However, economic incentives have reduced air pollutants increasing the health of newborn babies.

並列關鍵字

Air Pollution ； Infant Health

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