Deschenes, Olivier; Wang, Huixia; Wang, Si; Zhang, Peng - 2019
We provide the first study estimating the causal effect of air pollution on body weight. Using the China Health and … 1989-2011, we find significant positive effects of air pollution, instrumented by thermal inversions, on body mass index … identifies a new cause of obesity, and sheds new light on the morbidity cost of air pollution. …