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We estimate a negative binomial model with fixed effects to examine the impact of spatial differences in environmental regulation on manufacturing capital flows. Using a newly available data set, we find that stricter air quality standards with respect to ozone deter births of polluting plants,...
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Many recent writings in health policy have proposed that health be valued directly and in monetary terms using the new … the evaluation process. To shed light on this issue, monetary values for a number of health problems are compared across … different well-being measures within the same UK data set. We find that, whilst there is strong internal consistency of health …
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Concerns for environmental quality and its impact on people's welfare are fundamental arguments for the adoption of environmental legislation in most countries. In this paper, we analyse the relationship between air quality and subjective well-being in Europe. We use a unique dataset that merges...
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Concerns for environmental quality and its impact on people's welfare are fundamental arguments for the adoption of environmental legislation in most countries. In this paper, we analyze the relationship between air quality and subjective well-being in Europe. We use a unique dataset that merges...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011043759
Air pollution constitutes one of the main environmental problems in many countries. This paper uses the life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation (LSA) to investigate whether individuals habituate to air pollution and if a potential habituation effect influences the marginal rate of...
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countries, thereby whether, and to what extent, those regulations lead to health benefits remain an open question. Since 1995 …
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only reduce emissions and health damages but even enhance China's economic growth. It also shows to what extent these same …
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Several studies have shown the environmental and health impacts of emission of criteria air pollutants such as SO2, NOx … health affected by these pollutants over the past two decades. Furthermore, the study will implement a method called linear … and the human health. Finally, the study will determine whether or not the changes observed over the past two decades with …
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In March 2014 the UN World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2014), released a study reporting that in … analysis, especially those related to health, can offset the resource costs and yield overall marginally positive macro …
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, thereby creating both environmental and health hazard. Its sources and effects are multiple and diffused in nature and it …
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