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we interpret the prenatal exposure of the Austrian 1986 cohort to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident as a …
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we interpret the prenatal exposure of the Austrian 1986 cohort to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident as a …
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Exposure to smoggy days is a common part of urban life, but can be avoided by vulnerable populations with municipal investment in warnings. This paper provides the first evidence on the long-term effects of early exposure to smog. Variation comes from exposure to the Great London Smog of 1952....
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relocate to new labor markets, individuals in the middle of their careers reduce fertility and adjust family formation …
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fertility, human capital and work orientation of immigrants to their US-born children. We find that second-generation women …'s fertility and labor supply are significantly positively affected by the immigrant generation's fertility and labor supply … respectively, with the effect of mother's fertility and labor supply larger than that of women from the father's source country …
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in environmental conditions and air quality. While air pollution is a serious threat to health in most developing … energy, has emerged as an increasingly attractive source of fuel, which could address some of the environmental and health …
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There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in the last two decades, triggered by the deployment of natural gas networks. In this paper, we examine the impact of this development on mortality among adults and the elderly. Our...
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in environmental conditions and air quality. While air pollution is a serious threat to health in most developing … energy, has emerged as an increasingly attractive source of fuel, which could address some of the environmental and health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128037
pollution levels decreased by 35% in the most affected region. Back of the envelope calculations imply accumulated health …
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We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...
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