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Toxic Exposure in America : Estimating Fetal and Infant Health Outcomes

Agarwal, Nikhil; Banternghansa, Chanont; Bui, Linda T. M. - 2021

outcomes varies across pollution media: air pollution has a larger impact on health outcomes than either water or land. And …, within air pollution, releases of carcinogens are particularly problematic for infant health outcomes. We do not, however …

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The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors

Cawley, John H. - 2011

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...

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Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality Risk

Liu, Jin‐Tan; Hammitt, James K. - 2021

due to industrial air pollution is twice as large as WTP to reduce the risk of liver disease due to contaminated drinking …

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Valuation of the Risk of Sars in Taiwan

Liu, Jin‐Tan; Hammitt, James K.; Wang, Jung-der; … - 2021

Two surveys conducted in Taiwan during the spring 2003 SARS epidemic reveal a high degree of concern about the threat posed by SARS to Taiwan and to residents, although respondents believe they are knowledgeable about the risk of SARS and that it is susceptible to individual control. WTP to...

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A Healthy Economy Can Break Your Heart

Ruhm, Christopher J. - 2021

. This suggests the importance of factors like air pollution and traffic congestion that increase with economic activity, are …

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As the Wind Blows : The Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution on Mortality

Anderson, Michael L. - 2015

There is strong evidence that short-run fluctuations in air pollution negatively impact infant health and … contemporaneous adult health, but there is less evidence on the causal link between long-term exposure to air pollution and increased … adult mortality. This project estimates the impact of long-term exposure to air pollution on mortality by leveraging quasi …

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Expected Health Effects of Reduced Air Pollution from Covid-19 Social Distancing

Cicala, Steve - 2020

. Overall, we estimate that, for a month of social distancing, the expected premature deaths due to air pollution from personal …

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Information, Avoidance Behavior, and Health : the Effect of Ozone on Asthma Hospitalizations

Neidell, Matthew - 2012

This paper assesses whether responses to information about risk impact estimates of the relationship between ozone and asthma in Southern California. Using a regression discontinuity design, I find smog alerts significantly reduces daily attendance at two major outdoor facilities. Using daily...

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Racial Disparities in the Health Effects from Air Pollution : Evidence from Ports

Gillingham, Kenneth; Huang, Pei - 2023

This study examines the uneven effects of air pollution from maritime ports on physical and mental health across racial … traffic influences air pollution and human health. We find that one additional vessel in a port over a year leads to 3 …

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Lead and Juvenile Delinquency : New Evidence from Linked Birth, School and Juvenile Detention Records

Aizer, Anna - 2017

Using a unique dataset linking preschool blood lead levels (BLLs), birth, school, and detention data for 120,000 children born 1990-2004 in Rhode Island, we estimate the impact of lead on behavior: school suspensions and juvenile detention. We develop two instrumental variables approaches to...

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