This study explores the effects of air pollution on self-reported health status and the health related costs in UK. The estimates are based on data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). The effects of air pollution on individuals' health status are estimated and their monetary value is...

This study analyses the determinants of health status and the willingness to pay for a reduction in air and noise pollution in Turkey over the period 2006-2012. The analysis relies on a pseudo-panel data using age and region cohorts. Furthermore, we follow the instrumental variables (IV)...

This study examines the relationship between teleworking, gender roles and happiness of couples using data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) during the period 1991-2009. Various approaches are followed, including Probit-adapted fixed effects, multinomial Logit and Instrumental...

Environmental quality is an important determinant of individuals' well-being and one of the main concerns of the governments is the improvement on air quality and the protection of public health. This is especially the case of sensitive demographic groups, such as the old aged people. However,...

This study explores the household production allocation and happiness of women when their spouse is teleworker using data from the British Household Panel Survey over the years 1991–2009. The study aims to answer whether the women spend additional time on housework and are happier when they or...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the world have attempted to protect jobs by paying companies to retain employees (“furloughing”), even when there was no work for them to do. Using a difference-in-differences design on a nationally representative dataset, this study...

In response to the threat posed by COVID-19, the UK prime minister announced on the 23rd of March strict lockdowns and introduced a new way of living and working, at least temporarily. This included working from home wherever possible. Many experts from the IT industry were long arguing about...

Ground-level ozone is a critical criteria pollutant that is significantly generated by transportation patterns. We study the effect of smog-ozone warnings, triggered by the Environmental Protection Agency, on traffic volume in York County, South Carolina during the period 2006-10. In addition,...