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Depression in the house : the effects of household air pollution from solid fuel use in China
Liu, Yan; Chen, Xi; Yan, Zhijun - 2019
of household air pollution (HAP) on mental health. We investigated the causal link between HAP exposure from the use of … solid fuel on depressive symptoms using a nationally representative dataset of middle-aged and older population in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120663
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Time is of the essence: climate adaptation induced by existing institutions
Bento, Antonio; Miller, Noah; Mookerjee, Mehreen; … - 2021
In the absence of first-best climate policy, we demonstrate that existing government institutions and policy established for reasons unrelated to climate change may induce climate adaptation. We examine the impact of temperature on ambient ozone concentration in the United States from 1980-2013,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517871
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Something from nothing : estimating consumption rates using propensity scores, with application to emissions reduction policies
Bardsley, Nicholas; Büchs, Milena; Schnepf, Sylke V. - 2016
Consumption surveys often record zero purchases of a good because of a short observation window. Only mean consumption rates can then be inferred. We show that propensity scores can be used to estimate each unit's consumption rate, revealing the distribution. We demonstrate the method using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452103
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Defensive investments and the demand for air quality : evidence from the NOx budget program and ozone reductions
Deschênes, Olivier; Greenstone, Michael; Shapiro, Joseph S. - 2013
Demand for air quality depends on health impacts and defensive investments that improve health, but little research assesses the empirical importance of defenses. We study an important cap-and-trade market, which dramatically reduced NOx emissions, a key ingredient in ozone formation. A rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009788835
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Location-specific human capital, location choice and amenity demand
Krupka, Douglas D. (contributor) - 2007
amenities that work through household production instead of directly through the utility function. Area characteristics … (amenities) affect household production, causing certain kinds of human capital investments to be rewarded more than others. Area …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003539346
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Adjusting household structure : school enrollment impacts of child fostering in Burkina Faso
Akresh, Richard (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
human capital investment. This paper measures the impact of child fostering on school enrollment and uses household and … interviewing the sending and receiving household participating in each fostering exchange, allowing a comparison of foster children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002481982
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Who pays for general training? : new evidence for British men and women
Booth, Alison L.; Bryan, Mark L. - 2002
We use important new training information from waves 8-10 of the British Household Panel Survey to document the various …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411235
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Parental leave, household specialization and children's well-being
Canaan, Serena - 2019
a 3-year expansion of paid leave in France increases household specialization by inducing mothers to exit the labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022776
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Household finances and well-being : an empirical analysis of comparison effects
Brown, Sarah; Gray, Daniel - 2014
This paper explores the importance of the household's financial position for an individual's level of well … household's monetary financial position on overall life satisfaction and financial well-being, with the latter being measured by … indicate that the household's level of net wealth, assets and debt are important determinants of overall life satisfaction and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413777
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Health and wellbeing spillovers of a partner's cancer diagnosis
Angelini, Viola; Costa-Font, Joan - 2023
Major health shocks can have far-reaching consequences on the welfare of an individual's support and emotional network. This paper investigates both long-term and short-term spillovers of a major non-communicable health shock, namely a cancer diagnosis (CD), on the health and well- being of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287023