We exploit the public good attributes of Ganges water pollution cleanup and theoretically analyze an aggregate economy … pollution cleanup in these two cities ought to be provided in a centralized or in a decentralized manner. We first determine the … compute the optimal amount of water pollution cleanup in the two cities in a decentralized regime in which spending on cleanup …

mortality. The economy consists of two sectors: final goods production and a health care sector, selling medical services to … individuals. Individuals demand health care with a view to lowering mortality over their life-cycle. We derive the age …

28%. Further, fracking decreased local air pollution by an average of 4%. We show that benefits vary geographically; air … pollution levels decreased by 35% in the most affected region. Back of the envelope calculations imply accumulated health …

Synthetic Control Method (SCM) to identify the causal impact of water pollution on key birth outcomes. Our results suggest that … channel of mortality selection. However, we observe a slight decline in the sex ratio among children born to black mothers …

risk of adverse health outcomes. Existing literature has demonstrated that individuals respond to drinking water quality … day, placing these individuals at a higher risk of food insecurity. This finding suggests that the indirect costs of …

(fluoride, nitrate and arsenic), and have caused chemical pollution affecting human health and the environment. Water pollution … programme on "water and health" aims to examine the complex ways in which local and global forces influence water pollution and … helps to consciously design rules, and at the same time, build capacity of human entities to design rules, to manage risk …

entirely due to elevated rates of cardiorespiratory mortality, suggesting that PM10 is the causal factor. The estimates imply …