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The Welfare Impact of Indirect Pigouvian Taxation: Evidence from Transportation
Knittel, Christopher R.; Sandler, Ryan - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
A basic tenet of economics posits that when consumers or firms don't face the true social cost of their actions, market outcomes are inefficient. In the case of negative externalities, Pigouvian taxes are one way to correct this market failure, where the optimal tax leads agents to internalize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951204
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Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US
Deschenes, Olivier; Greenstone, Michael - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
This paper produces the first large-scale estimates of the US health related welfare costs due to climate change. Using the presumably random year-to-year variation in temperature and two state of the art climate models, the analysis suggests that under a "business as usual" scenario climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005720107
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Every Breath You Take - Every Dollar You'll Make: The Long-Term Consequences of the Clean Air Act of 1970
Isen, Adam; Rossin-Slater, Maya; Walker, W. Reed - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
This paper examines the long-term impacts of in-utero and early childhood exposure to ambient air pollution on adult … use the sharp changes in ambient air pollution concentrations driven by the implementation of the 1970 Clean Air Act …
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Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon for Use in U.S. Federal Rulemakings: A Summary and Interpretation
Greenstone, Michael; Kopits, Elizabeth; Wolverton, Ann - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
The United States Government recently concluded a year-long process to develop a range of values representing the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, commonly referred to as the social cost of carbon (SCC). These values are currently used...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008927011
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Did Frederick Brodie Discover the World's First Environmental Kuznets Curve? Coal Smoke and the Rise and Fall of the London Fog
Clay, Karen B.; Troesken, Werner - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
In a paper presented to the Royal Meteorological Society, Brodie (1905) presented a data series that presaged the modern Environmental Kuznets Curve: in the decades leading up to 1890, the number of foggy days in London rose steadily, but after 1891, the fogs began to subside. Brodie attributed...
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Who Pays a Price on Carbon?
Kolstad, Charles D.; Grainger, Corbett A. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
We use the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey and emissions estimates from an input-output model to estimate the incidence of a price on carbon induced by a cap-and-trade program or carbon tax in the US context. We present results on how much difference income deciles pay for a carbon tax as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037683
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The Long-term Effects of Early Lead Exposure: Evidence from a case of Environmental Negligence
Rau, Tomás; Reyes, Loreto; Urzúa, Sergio S. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This paper estimates the effect of early lead exposure on academic achievement and adult earnings. We analyze longitudinal information from individuals attending primary and secondary schools in the city of Arica (in northern Chile). Between 1984 and 1989, Arica received more than 20,000 tons of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969226
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Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves
Duflo, Esther; Greenstone, Michael; Hanna, Rema - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
It is conventional wisdom that it is possible to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution, improve health outcomes, and …), on the benefits of a commonly used improved stove that laboratory tests showed to reduce indoor air pollution and require …
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Does Hazardous Waste Matter? Evidence from the Housing Market and the Superfund Program
Greenstone, Michael; Gallagher, Justin - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
Approximately $30 billion (2000$) has been spent on Superfund clean-ups of hazardous waste sites, and remediation efforts are incomplete at roughly half of the 1,500 Superfund sites. This study estimates the effect of Superfund clean-ups on local housing price appreciation. We compare housing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005084814
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Caution, Drivers! Children Present: Traffic, Pollution, and Infant Health
Knittel, Christopher R.; Miller, Douglas Lee; Sanders, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
air pollution levels, and (2) what is the impact of modern air pollution levels on infant health? Our setting is … suggest that ambient pollution levels, specifically particulate matter, still have large impacts on weekly infant mortality … rates. Our results also illustrate the importance of weather controls in measuring pollution's impact on infant mortality. …
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