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 …

air pollution levels, and (2) what is the impact of modern air pollution levels on infant health? Our setting is …. A natural question is whether further reductions will yield additional health benefits. We further this research by … suggest that ambient pollution levels, specifically particulate matter, still have large impacts on weekly infant mortality …

Although pollution is widespread, there is little evidence about how it might harm children's long run outcomes. Using … pollution have lower wages, are more likely to be in poverty as adults, have fewer years of completed education, and are less …

Do environmental conditions pose greater health risks to individuals living in urban or rural areas? The answer is … pollution, drinking water pollution, and extreme temperatures--and the response to those exposures differ across urban and rural …, we present new evidence on urban-rural differences in air quality and population sensitivity to air pollution, leveraging …

measures of air pollution such as SO2 concentrations. Perceptions that WTO panel rulings have interfered with the ability of …

This article proposes and evaluates four hypotheses about US pollution and environmental policy over the last half … century. First, air and water pollution have declined substantially, although greenhouse gas emissions have not. Second …, environmental policy explains a large share of these trends. Third, much of the regulation of air and drinking water pollution has …