Health and Economic Impact of Air Pollution in Jakarta |
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| Authors: | BUDY P RESOSUDARMO LUCENTEZZA NAPITUPULU |
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| Institution: | Economics Division, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia |
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| Abstract: | Jakarta is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Air pollution in Jakarta is above the safe limits specified by the World Health Organization. It is estimated that the health cost of Jakarta's air pollution in 1999 reached $US220 million. In 2001 the government planned to launch a program to control vehicle emissions. This paper aims to estimate economic impact of this program. To achieve this goal, the paper estimates the economic costs of air pollution in Jakarta for the year 2015 with and without the program. |
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