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Air pollution causes health effects and net national product of a country decreases: a theoretical framework

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The paper deals with green accounting and accounts the health effects of air pollution. It shows that due to air pollution human capital can not be utilized properly and net national product of a country decreases. The willing to pay system among workers is beneficial to the government, factory owners and workers of a country. The marginal cost-benefit rule for an optimal level of air pollution creates negative health effects. The air pollution cause both direct disutility and indirect welfare effects by negatively affecting the productivity of labor. The paper also deals the health benefits from reduced pollution may sufficiently affect labor supply to create benefit-side tax interactions which, in turn, may be of the same magnitude as cost-side ones.

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  • Mohajan, Haradhan, 2011. "Air pollution causes health effects and net national product of a country decreases: a theoretical framework," MPRA Paper 50858, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 23 May 2012.
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    11. Mohajan, Devajit & Mohajan, Haradhan, 2023. "Sensitivity Analysis for Utility Maximization: A Study on Lagrange Multipliers and Commodity Coupons," MPRA Paper 117077, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 06 Jan 2023.
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    13. Mohajan, Devajit & Mohajan, Haradhan, 2023. "Sensitivity Analysis of Inputs of an Organization: A Profit Maximization Exploration," MPRA Paper 117121, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 12 Mar 2023.
    14. Mohajan, Devajit & Mohajan, Haradhan, 2023. "An Economical Study When Cost of Irregular Raw Materials of an Industry Increases for Nonlinear Budget Constraint," MPRA Paper 118176, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 05 May 2023.
    15. Mohajan, Devajit & Mohajan, Haradhan, 2023. "A Study on Body Fat Percentage for Physical Fitness and Prevention of Obesity: A Two Compartment Model," MPRA Paper 117158, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Feb 2023.
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    Keywords

    Air pollution; net national product; WPT; green accounting.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development

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