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Disparities in Pollution Capitalization Rates : The Role of Direct and Systemic Discrimination

Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Singer, Gregor - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We examine how exogenous changes in exposure to air pollution over the past two decades have altered the disparities in home values between Black and White homeowners. We find that air quality capitalization rates are significantly lower for Black homeowners. In fact, they are so much lower...

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When Externalities Collide : Influenza and Pollution

Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - 2020

Influenza and air pollution are significant public health risks with large economic consequences shared across the globe. The common etiological pathways through which they harm health present an interesting case of compounding risk via interacting externalities. Using regional and temporal...

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The Impact of Pollution on Worker Productivity

Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - 2011

Environmental protection is typically cast as a tax on the labor market and the economy in general. Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human...

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Particulate Pollution and the Productivity of Pear Packers

Chang, Tom - 2014

We study the effect of outdoor air pollution on the productivity of indoor workers at a pear-packing factory. We focus on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a harmful pollutant that easily penetrates indoor settings. We find that an increase in PM2.5 outdoors leads to a statistically and...

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Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Marginal Emissions : Implications for Electric Cars and Other Electricity-Shifting Policies

Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - 2012

In this paper, we develop a methodology for estimating marginal emissions of electricity demand that vary by location and time of day across the United States. The approach takes account of the generation mix within interconnected electricity markets and shifting load profiles throughout the...

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This is Air : The "Non-Health" Effects of Air Pollution

Aguilar-Gomez, Sandra; Dwyer, Holt; Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

A robust body of evidence shows that air pollution exposure is detrimental to health outcomes, often measured as deaths and hospitalizations. This literature has focused less on subclinical channels that nonetheless impact behavior, performance, and skills. This article reviews the economic...

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Private Adoption of Public Good Technologies : The Case of PurpleAir

Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Krebs, Benjamin; Neidell, Matthew - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We study the private adoption and diffusion of a technology that provides a local public good - PurpleAir (PA) pollution monitors. From a purely informational perspective, the ideal spacing of these monitors should reflect the degree of spatial correlation in pollution. In stark contrast, we...

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Dynamic Salience with Intermittent Billing : Evidence from Smart Electricity Meters

Gilbert, Ben - 2013

goods has expanded from household utilities, toll road access and software downloads to standard consumption goods paid by … decisions. This paper exploits hourly household electricity consumption data collected by "smart" electricity meters to examine … receipt of an electricity bill, but the response varies considerably by household type and season. Our results also suggest …

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Science, Philanthropy, and American Leadership

Conn, Robert W.; Cowhey, Peter F.; Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

human capital in STEMI areas. We conclude with a comparison of the US research ecosystem to that of China to understand how …

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The Unintended Impacts of Agricultural Fires : Human Capital in China

Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - 2019

detected by high-resolution satellites in China during 2005 to 2011, this paper investigates the impacts of fires on cognitive …

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