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Energy and the Environment in Economic History
Clay, Karen - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Both energy and the environment are inputs into production, influencing the economy and the overall welfare of the … population. While the economy itself has been a central focus of economic history from its inception, energy and the environment … some thoughts regarding opportunities for further research in energy and the environment …
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What explains cross-city variation in mortality during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic? : evidence from 438 U.S. cities
Clay, Karen; Lewis, Joshua; Severnini, Edson R. - 2019
Disparities in cross-city pandemic severity during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic remain poorly understood. This paper uses newly assembled historical data on annual mortality across 438 U.S. cities to explore the determinants of pandemic mortality. We assess the role of three broad factors: i)...
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Air pollution and worker productivity : higher levels of air pollution reduce worker productivity, even when air quality is generally low
Neidell, Matthew - 2017
Environmental regulations are typically considered to be a drag on the economy. However, improved environmental quality may actually enhance productivity by creating a healthier workforce. Evidence suggests that improvements in air quality lead to improvements in worker productivity across a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011658639
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Coal, smoke, and death : bituminous coal and American home heating
Barreca, Alan I.; Clay, Karen; Tarr, Joel A. - 2014
Air pollution was severe in many urban areas of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, in part due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal...
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When externalities collide: influenza and pollution
Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Neidell, Matthew; Sanders, … - 2021
Influenza and air pollution each pose significant public health risks with large global economic consequences. The common pathways through which each harms health presents an interesting case of compounding risk via interacting externalities. Using instrumental variables based on changing wind...
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This as air: the "nonhealth" wffects of air pollution
Aguilar-Gomez, Sandra; Dwyer, Holt; Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - In: Annual review of resource economics 14 (2022), pp. 403-425
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When externalities collide : influenza and pollution
Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Neidell, Matthew; Sanders, … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013192547
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Air pollution and worker productivity : higher levels of air pollution reduce worker productivity, even when air quality is generally low
Neidell, Matthew; Pestel, Nico - 2023
Environmental regulations are typically considered to be a drag on the economy. However, improved environmental quality may actually enhance productivity by creating a healthier workforce. Evidence suggests that improvements in air quality lead to improvements in worker productivity at the micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289689
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The historical impact of coal on cities
Clay, Karen; Lewis, Joshua; Severnini, Edson R. - 2023
Historically coal has offered both benefits and costs to urban areas. Benefits include coal's role in fueling industry and thus employment. The primary costs are air pollution and its impact on human health. This paper starts by using a Rosen-Roback style model to examine how differences in...
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Coal, Smoke, and Death: Bituminous Coal and American Home Heating
Barreca, Alan I.; Clay, Karen; Tarr, Joel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Air pollution was severe in many urban areas of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, in part due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010747358