This dataset supports a study assessing India's environmental regulations using a difference-in-differences design. It contains data on air and water pollution, regulations, and infant mortality outcomes. The analysis found air pollution regulations were associated with air quality improvements, while water regulations showed no measurable benefits.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between air pollution regulations and changes in air quality metrics.
- Assess the impact of water pollution regulations on water quality data.
- Investigate correlations between air quality improvements and infant mortality rates.
- Compare the effectiveness of different environmental regulations using a difference-in-differences framework.
Strengths
- Described as the most comprehensive developing country dataset ever compiled on air and water pollution and environmental regulations.
- Supports a causal analysis using a difference-in-differences design.
- Data is associated with a study published by a named author, Michael Greenstone.
Limitations
- Specific data structure, column names, row count, and file formats are unknown.
- The study found the most successful air regulation's impact on infant mortality was statistically insignificant.
- The dataset's temporal and geographic coverage within India is not specified.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- India