methods to disentangle the offsetting noise and accessibility effects of one technology of mass transit, metro rail, analyzing … land prices (house prices) by 21% (5%), while a 10 db increase in noise depreciates land prices (house prices) by 5% (1 …%). We show that these effects are underestimated by 40% (access) to 80% (noise) if they are not estimated conditional on …

Noise pollution is detrimental to health and to cognitive development of children. This is not only true for extreme … levels of noise in the neighborhood of an airport but also to traffic noise in urban areas. Using a census of preschool … children, we show that children who are exposed to intensive traffic noise significantly fall behind in terms of school …

Airport noise is costly. Airport location is typically associated with lower property prices. Airport expansion often … sparks protests by local residents. In this paper, I provide new evidence on the costs of airport-related noise (and other …

difficult. We show that individuals systematically (and mistakenly) blame accidental negative shocks (noise) to the deliberate … intent of individuals (bias). This "victimhood bias" wherein individuals ascribe noise to bias is much larger for (a … suggest that insurance agreements that limit negative shocks and reduce noise, can encourage reconciliation by mitigating …