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Ground-level ozone is a continuing problem worldwide, but research on the influences of ozone pollution on labour … productivity in developing countries is insufficient. We investigate the effect of ozone pollution on outdoor worker productivity …. Using an instrumental variable constructed from ozone pollution of upwind nearby cities, we find that a one …
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Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … much of the literature. We find strong evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization …. Specifically, a one standard deviation increase in particulate pollution leads to a 2-3% increase in expenditures on emergency room …
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Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate matter and SO2 on emergency room admissions and costs in the state of … evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization. Specifically, a one standard deviation …
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demand for forest fuels, and two of them concern the relation between economic growth and pollution. <p>Paper [I] is a first …
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Consumers are often uninformed, or unsure, about the ambient level of environmental risk. An optimal policy must jointly determine efficient levels of self-protection, information provision, and public risk mitigation efforts. Unfortunately, conventional welfare measures are not amenable to...
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among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … respondents in the UK do not perceive air pollution where they live to be as threatening, and actually live in cities with … relatively low air pollution levels. Exploiting part of our experimental design, we find that Italian homeowners value a …
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better inform policymakers aiming at reducing industrial air pollution exposure in Russia …
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This note contributes to the literature on the air pollution consequences determined by hosting mega-events. An … econometric analysis is provided to document the increase in air pollution observed in Naples (Italy) during the G20 Ministerial …
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This study explores the effects of air pollution on specific diseases. Moreover, this study explores the willingness to …) and rely on variations in pollution level and health diseases between interviews over time for the same individual. The … effects of air pollution on individuals' health diseases are estimated and their monetary value is calculated. In particular …
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Fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) is a leading mortality risk factor in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and many … results indicate that cities in the PRC should accelerate the fine particulate pollution control process and implement more …
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