This paper provides the first analysis of the trade-off between convenient flight connections and airport congestion. A …

The likely resurgence of air traffic in the U.S. means that airport congestion is a problem that must soon be … theory says that the congestion tolls levied on the various airlines at a particular airport should generally be different …, with the tolls being inversely related to a carrier s airport flight share. Internalization of airport congestion is the …

’ home addresses to measure airport proximity, we find the risk of low birth weight babies increases by 17 percent among … mothers living near the airport in the direction of the runway. We utilize exogenous variation in noise exposure triggered by …

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 … disamenities of airports) for individuals. In contrast to previous work, I analyze voting results on restricting airport operations …