Using a stacked differences-in-differences approach, we study the effects of Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in Germany. The … implementation of stage 1 and 2 LEZs, which banned the most pollution-intensive vehicles from city centers, significantly reduced PM …

air pollution, drinking water pollution, and extreme temperatures - and the response to those exposures differ across … pollution, leveraging recent advances in remote sensing measurement and machine learning. We find that the urban-rural gap in …

-market valuation ; cost-benefit analysis ; air pollution …

China in 2015, Chengdu and Chongqing, on air pollution. We use high-frequency and high spatial resolution data to track … pollution along major highways linking the two cities. Our approach involves the use of an augmented regression discontinuity in … estimates show that air pollution is reduced by 7.6% along the main affected highway. We simultaneously find increased levels of …

commuting distance using the socio-economic panel data for Germany between 1997 and 2007. Endogeneity of commuting distance is …

We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany … patients (80+ years): higher levels of air pollution by one standard deviation 3 to 12 days after developing symptoms increase … deaths by 30 percent (males) and 35 percent (females) of the mean. In addition, air pollution raises the number of confirmed …