Chirakijja, Janjala; Jayachandran, Seema; Ong, Pinchuan - 2019
electricity. We find that a lower heating price reduces winter mortality, driven mostly by cardiovascular and respiratory causes. …This paper examines how the price of home heating affects mortality in the US. Exposure to cold is one reason that … mortality peaks in winter, and a higher heating price increases exposure to cold by reducing heating use. It also raises energy …