Did Covid-19 Precautions and Lockdowns Cause Better Air Quality? Empirical Findings from Turkish Provinces

ARI A., Cergibozan R., DEMİR C.

Statistika, vol.102, no.1, pp.73-83, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 102 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.54694/stat.2021.34
  • Journal Name: Statistika
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EconLit, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.73-83
  • Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, social interaction, greenhouse gas emission
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic have dramatically affected the socio-economic structure in the world since governments put into action considerable precautions including lockdowns to reduce the speed of the contagion. Focusing on this point, we empirically investigate the environmental outcomes of the Covid-19 precautions and lockdowns in Turkey. The empirical analysis through the data obtained from different measurement stations indicate that the air pollution in the selected Turkish cities decreased due to the implemented precautions. The findings suggest that the Covid-19 might be an opportunity to rethink some economic and behavioral practices, as demonstrated by the reduction in the emission of air pollutants.