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Every year, millions of pounds of toxic chemicals thought to be linked to developmental problems in fetuses and young children are released into the air. In this paper we estimate the effect of these releases on the health of newborns. Using data from the Toxic Release Inventory Program and...
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Influenza and air pollution each pose significant health risks with global economic consequences. Their shared … on changing wind direction, we show increased levels of contemporaneous pollution increase influenza hospitalizations. We … neutralizes this relationship. Thus, pollution control and vaccination campaigns jointly provide greater returns than those …
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the form of residential sorting, can lead to non-random assignment of pollution, economists have employed a wide range of … quasi-experimental techniques to develop causal estimates of the effect of pollution. Second, economic research has placed a … biological and behavioral effects of pollution and for proper welfare calculations. Lastly, economic research has expanded the …
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We are the first to examine the effect of Superfund cleanups on infant health rather than focusing on proximity to a site. We study singleton births to mothers residing within 5km of a Superfund site between 1989-2003 in five large states. Our "difference in differences" approach compares birth...
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