This study sought to examine the impact of air pollution on health in Africa. Air pollution is a major public health … concern around the world. Exposure to air pollution has been linked to a slew of negative health consequences, ranging from … and emergency-room visits, hospital admissions, and finally to premature death. Health impact assessments indicate that …

infant health. To identify the causal effect, we exploit the time and geographical variations in the adoption of the Act …

representative cohorts of children born to the NLSY respondents over time with detailed information on families, locations, health … harm child development and children's long run outcomes. Using the detailed geocoded data that follows national … plant opened or closed in between the conceptions of different children in the same family. I find that children who were …