PM2.5 pollution affected 72 m labor forces and caused direct and indirect 346b losses (∼1.1% of national GDP) in 30 Chinese provinces in 2007.
The interdisciplinary method connects environment, health and economic impact analyses.
The approach captures industry & regional interlinkages with labor year loss as indicator in a supply-driven I-O model.
The study is a very first in integrating risk, impact and inter-dependency analyses into health cost assessment.
We support industry structure reform to reduce the vulnerability of overly labor-intensive sectors.