Recent reports show that at least 95% of the world’s population is breathing polluted air. However, the impact of air quality on air pollution-related medical expenditure and utilization is sparse. This study estimates the short-term health care cost impacts of air pollution using a...

Understanding the societal impacts of financial crises is important as they can have highly deleterious effects on businesses, households, and economies. In this study, I explore the link between financial crises (i.e., both currency and banking crises) and per capita public expenditure on...