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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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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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"Invisible Killer" : Seasonal Allergies and Accidents

Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Although at least 400 million people suffer from seasonal allergies worldwide, the adverse effects of pollen on "non-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with...

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The Long-run Effect of Air Pollution on Survival

Deryugina, Tatyana; Reif, Julian - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Many environmental hazards produce health effects that take years to arise, but quasi-experimental studies typically measure outcomes and treatment over short time periods. We develop a new approach to overcome this challenge and use it to gauge the effect of exposure to air pollution on US life...

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Private Actions in the Presence of Externalities : The Health Impacts of Reducing Air Pollution Peaks but not Ambient Exposure

Berkouwer, Susanna B.; Dean, Joshua T. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

notorious source of peak air pollution exposure--biomass cooking--for three years in an urban environment with high ambient …

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Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions Engel Curve Dynamics

Huang, Robert; Kahn, Matthew E. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Household carbon dioxide emissions have been an increasing function of income and distance from the city. Richer suburbanites drive more and consume more electricity and natural gas at home. In recent years, richer people in California have been more likely to buy electric vehicles and to...

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Dirty Air and Green Investments : The Impact of Pollution Information on Portfolio Allocations

Fisman, Raymond; Ghosh, Pulak; Sarkar, Arkodipta; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We study exposure to pollution information and investment portfolio allocations, exploiting the rollout of air quality monitoring stations in India. Using a triple-differences framework, we show that retail investors' investments in "brown" stocks are negatively related to local air pollution...

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Health Shocks under Hospital Capacity Constraint : Evidence from Air Pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Guidetti, Bruna Morais; Pereda, Paula Carvalho; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

How responsive to health shocks are healthcare systems in the developing world? Developing countries are known to have both lower levels of hospital infrastructure and serious health shocks driven by air pollution. These shocks are transitory and may be marginal relative to other health demands,...

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Air Pollution, Wildfire Smoke, and Worker Health

Cabral, Marika; Dillender, Marcus - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Little is known about how pollution impacts worker health and workplace safety. This paper leverages high-frequency, plausibly exogenous variation in wildfire smoke to estimate the impact of pollution on workplace injuries. Our analysis draws on unique data we construct through linking...

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Pollution Control Innovations and the Clean Air Act of 1990

Popp, David - 2001

protect the environment, counts of patents related to flue gas desulfurization units ('scrubbers') peaked before trading of …

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