Countries today face numerous environmental policy challenges, such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural-resource management, natural disasters and environment-related hazards. The costs of not responding to them can be considerable, in some cases representing a significant drag...

Airport noise is costly. Airport location is typically associated with lower property prices. Airport expansion often sparks protests by local residents. In this paper, I provide new evidence on the costs of airport-related noise (and other disamenities of airports) for individuals. In contrast...

Sozialräumlich ungleich verteilter Verkehrslärm kann in urbanen Räumen zu gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit beitragen (verteilungsbezogene Umweltgerechtigkeit). Die Lärmaktionsplanung gemäß der EU-Umgebungslärmrichtlinie ist das kommunale Instrument zur Lärmminderung. In diesem Kontext wird...

We explore two unexpected changes in flight regulations to identify the causal effect of aircraft noise on health. Detailed yearly noise metrics are linked with panel data on health outcomes using exact address information. Controlling for individual and spatial heterogeneity, we find that...