This paper studies temporal factors influencing the effectiveness of don't drive appeals (DDAs) which policy-makers use to encourage motorists to voluntarily reduce driving during transitory high pollution episodes. We derive and empirically validate a theoretical framework for DDAs where the...

Manfred Kemper: Das Umweltproblem in der Marktwirtschaft. Wirtschaftstheoretische Grundlagen und vergleichende Analyse umweltpolitischer Instrumente in der Luftreinhalte- und Gewässerschutzpolitik. Verlag Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1989, 354 Seiten, 78 DM

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...