Table 4 Estimated impacts of coal power phaseout on individual’s perception

From: Evaluating socio-economic and subjective well-being impacts of coal power phaseout in China

Explained variables:

Happiness

Health

Relative income level

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

Panel A. Rural

 SMCoalOut

0.545**

0.177**

0.065

 

(0.01)

(0.04)

(0.42)

 Individual controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Social-level controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Individual FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 County FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Year FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Seasonal FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 N

11,310

11,310

11,310

 R2

0.565

0.689

0.603

Panel B. Urban

   

 SMCoalOut

0.357**

0.007

0.176**

 

(0.01)

(0.95)

(0.02)

 Individual controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Social-level controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Individual FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 County FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Year FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Seasonal FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

 N

7652

7652

7652

 R2

0.592

0.723

0.646

  1. The question in all waves of CFPS regarding health is, “How healthy are you?” rated on a scale from 1 (very unhealthy) to 5 (very healthy). The question in all waves regarding relative income level is, “How would you rate your income level in local in relation to others?” rated on a scale from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). The standard errors are clustered at the county level. A two-tailed t-test is performed for each coefficient. The exact p values are in parentheses. ∗p < 0.1, ∗∗p < 0.05, and ∗∗∗p < 0.01.
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