Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/299948 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17020
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper evaluates the impact of London's Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) on test scores among elementary school students in England. Utilising administrative data for the years 2005-2015, we employ a difference-in-differences approach to assess the LEZ's effect on standardised Key Stage 2 results (age 11). Our analysis reveals a statistically and economically significant improvement of 0.09 standard deviations in test scores for students within the LEZ compared to those in other urban control areas. Importantly, we also find that the LEZ policy has larger positive effects in low-performing schools, demonstrating its potential to significantly reduce educational disparities.
Subjects: 
air pollution
education
low emission zone
JEL: 
Q53
I20
I24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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