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The benefits of contaminated site cleanup revisited : the case of Naples and Caserta, Italy
Alberini, Anna; Šcasný, Milan; Guignet, Dennis; … - 2010
Guerriero and Cairns (2009) recently estimate that contaminated sites and improper waste management result in 848 excess deaths per year in the provinces of Naples and Caserta in Southern Italy, 403 of which are fatal cancers. In the absence of estimates of the Value of a Prevented Fatality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732114
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Can property values capture changes in environmental health risks? : evidence from a stated preference study in Italy and the UK
Guignet, Dennis; Alberini, Anna - 2013
among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … quantitative and clearly specified measure of health risks. We find that Italian homeowners hold a value of a statistical life (VSL … find that those who face higher baseline risks, due to higher air pollution levels where they live, hold a higher VSL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189442
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Can Property Values Capture Changes in Environmental Health Risks? Evidence from a Stated Preference Study in Italy and the UK
Guignet, Dennis; Alberini, Anna - 2013
among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … quantitative and clearly specified measure of health risks. We find that Italian homeowners hold a value of a statistical life (VSL … find that those who face higher baseline risks, due to higher air pollution levels where they live, hold a higher VSL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014154181
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Do Housing Prices Reflect Environmental Health Risks? Evidence from More than 1600 Toxic Plant Openings and Closings
Currie, Janet - 2012
A ubiquitous and largely unquestioned assumption in studies of housing markets is that there is perfect information about local amenities. This paper measures the housing market and health impacts of 1,600 openings and closings of industrial plants that emit toxic pollutants. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096160
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China’s War on Pollution : Evidence from the First Five Years
Greenstone, Michael; He, Guojun; Li, Shanjun; Zou, Eric - 2021
The decade from 2010 to 2019 marked a significant turning point in China’s history of environmental regulation and pollution. This article describes the recent trends in air and water quality, with a focus on the five years since China declared a “war on pollution” in 2014. It summarizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013243554
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Paying for Permanence : Public Preferences for Contaminated Site Cleanup
Alberini, Anna; Tonin, Stefania; Turvani, Margherita; … - 2006
We use conjoint choice questions to investigate people's preferences for income and reductions in mortality risks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014055963