Putting Low Emission Zones (LEZs) to the test: the effect of London’s LEZ on education

Avila-Uribe, Antonio, Roth, Sefi ORCID: 0009-0008-2558-554X and Shields, Brian (2024) Putting Low Emission Zones (LEZs) to the test: the effect of London’s LEZ on education. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Working Papers (411). Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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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 1 1). 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.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publicatio...
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Geography & Environment LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2024 14:24
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 05:00
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124552

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