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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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Pandemic meets pollution: poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19
Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Pestel, Nico - 2020
We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242834
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Pandemic meets pollution : poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19
Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Pestel, Nico - 2020
We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012263327
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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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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