Abstract

This study measures the damages that surface ozone pollution causes within the Chinese agricultural sector under 2014 conditions. It also analyzes the agricultural benefits of ozone reductions. The analysis is done using a partial equilibrium model of China’s agricultural sector. Results indicate that there are substantial, spatially differentiated damages that are greatest in ozone-sensitive crop growing areas with higher ozone concentrations. The estimated damage to China’s agricultural sector range is between CNY 1.6 trillion and 2.2 trillion, which for comparison is about one fifth of 2014 agricultural revenue. When considering concentration reduction we find a 30% ozone reduction yields CNY 678 billion in sectoral benefits. These benefits largely fall to consumers with producers losing as the production gains lead to lower prices.

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Title
Damages of surface ozone: evidence from agricultural sector in China
Author
Fujin Yi 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; McCarl, Bruce A 2 ; Zhou, Xun 3 ; Jiang, Fei 4 

1  College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, People’s Republic of China; Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed 
2  Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2124, United States of America 
3  College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, People’s Republic of China 
4  Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, People’s Republic of China 
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Mar 2018
Publisher
IOP Publishing
e-ISSN
17489326
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa6d9
ProQuest document ID
2549181012
Copyright
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