both lower levels of hospital infrastructure and serious health shocks driven by air pollution. These shocks are transitory … pollution. In this study, we examine the consequences of health shocks induced by air pollution in a megacity in the developing … shocks can disrupt healthcare services due to limited capacity, including for conditions seemingly unrelated to air pollution …

Has the expansion in exports affected pollution and health outcomes across different prefectures in China in the two …) PollutionExportShock represents the pollution content of export expansion and is measured in pounds of pollutants per worker; (ii … the rest of the world. We find that the pollution content of export affected pollution and mortality. A one standard …

China. Using precise measures of each worker's daily output linked to daily measures of pollution and meteorology, we find …We investigate the effect of pollution on worker productivity in the service sector by focusing on two call centers in … that higher levels of air pollution decrease worker productivity by reducing the number of calls that workers complete each …

analyses have focused on state-level supply effects, which may reflect either the consequence of CON regulation on supply or … future research on state-based health technology regulation. In addition, it suggests state experiences may not accurately …

not only on its effectiveness as a sanitary measure but also on how the costs of the regulation are distributed …

are subject to regulation by local authorities, resulting in both practical and strategic implications for manufacturers …, along with a more complex set of innovation incentives. This chapter presents background on medical device regulation … adverse events and recalls), and concludes with a discussion of the implications of regulation for innovation incentives in …

builds a framework to detect whether local governments skip air pollution monitoring when they expect air quality to … deteriorate. We infer this expectation from air quality alerts - public advisories based on local governments' own pollution … individual pollution monitor in Jersey City, NJ, suspected of a deliberate shutdown during the 2013 "Bridgegate" traffic jam …

A robust body of evidence shows that air pollution exposure is detrimental to health outcomes, often measured as deaths …, performance, and skills. This article reviews the economic research investigating the causal effects of pollution on "non … pollution can be more challenging to observe than formal health care encounters but may be more pervasive if they affect …