5.1.3.1 Economic cost of air pollution

Version 1.1 by Emily West on 2022/02/17 17:39

Social challenge/ impact linked to:	Economic
Level of importance	2 - Medium Importance / good to have
Description	One study shows that a 1μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentration causes a 0.8% reduction in real GDP that same year. Ninety-five per cent of this impact is due to reductions in output per worker, which can occur through greater absenteeism at work or reduced labour productivity (Dechezleprêtre et al. 2019).
Scale as linked to D2.2 framework	National City
Data source and input type
Connection with SDGs	Goal 3: Good health and well-being Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Required Data	satellite-based measures of air pollution statistics on regional economic activity
Expected Outputs
Calculation methods
Level of expertise required
Links and references	Dechezleprêtre, A., Rivers, N. and Stadler, B., 2019. The economic cost of air pollution: Evidence from Europe. 56119490-en.pdf (oecd-ilibrary.org)

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