respondents. We examine how homeowners in the United Kingdom and Italy value mortality risk reductions by asking them to choose … among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … find that those who face higher baseline risks, due to higher air pollution levels where they live, hold a higher VSL …

respondents. We examine how homeowners in the United Kingdom and Italy value mortality risk reductions by asking them to choose … among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … find that those who face higher baseline risks, due to higher air pollution levels where they live, hold a higher VSL …

adults, and that apply a cancer premium. -- VSL ; Conjoint Choice Experiments ; Mortality Risk Reductions ; Cost … the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality … that there is heterogeneity in the VSL, and that such heterogeneity is primarily driven by risk characteristics and mode of …

the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality … that there is heterogeneity in the VSL, and that such heterogeneity is primarily driven by risk characteristics and mode of … benefits of environmental policies that reduce premature mortality. We define “context” broadly to include i) the cause of …

ambient air pollution on population health. For Germany and the years 1999 to 2008, we link the universe of all 170 million … hospital admissions, along with all 8 million deaths, with weather and pollution data reported at the day-county level. Extreme … simultaneous weather and pollution conditions. We find strong evidence for "harvesting", and that the instantaneous heat …

ambient air pollution on population health. For Germany and the years 1999 to 2008, we link the universe of all 170 million … hospital admissions, along with all 8 million deaths, with weather and pollution data reported at the day-county level. Extreme …

We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany … patients (80+ years): higher levels of air pollution by one standard deviation 3 to 12 days after developing symptoms increase … deaths by 30 percent (males) and 35 percent (females) of the mean. In addition, air pollution raises the number of confirmed …

We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany … patients (80+ years): higher levels of air pollution by one standard deviation 3 to 12 days after developing symptoms increase … deaths by 30 percent (males) and 35 percent (females) of the mean. In addition, air pollution raises the number of confirmed …

the channel of mortality selection. These results survive a rich set of placebo and falsification tests. Finally, our …

mortality using an instrumental variable approach based on wind direction. Harnessing daily changes in county-level wind … robust to a host of sensitivity tests. These results suggest that air pollution plays an important role in mediating the …