We leverage the timing of coalmine accidents to examine the effect of coal mining on air pollution. Safety regulations … mandate that coal mining be suspended if a mine experiences an accident with 10 or more fatalities. We use a stacked … pollution data at the county-day level with the dates of accidents to show that on average, suspending coal mining reduces local …

"This book provides a comprehensive examination of the physical and mental health challenges facing workers today …-pandemic, considering increased working from home, and higher demand for services and support for mental health. The book also discusses … changes in how the fundamental value of work is perceived and how it adds to, or detracts from, workers' health and wellbeing …

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended health and living standards around the world. This article provides an interim …-economic effects in terms of living standards, education, health, and gender equality, which appear to be unprecedented in depth and …

rural poor, the government of India has introduced a self-employment type poverty alleviation programme namely National … structured questionnaire from Sonepur district of Odisha (India). A livelihood security index (LSI) was constructed to capture … the livelihood security of the respondents taking habitat security, health security, food security, and economic security …