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 …

Inhabitants of houses near Amsterdam Airport are complaining of noise nuisance, caused by aircraft traffic. The usual … to assess the intangible damage. We assess the monetary value of the noise damage, caused by aircraft noise nuisance … compensation scheme depends on, among other things, the objective noise level, income, the degree to which prices account for noise …

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 …

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 …