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Proximity to coal mines and mortality rates in the Appalachian Region of the United States: a spatial econometric analysis

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  • Sriparna Ghosh
  • Richard J. Cebula

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Over the last several years, a body of the scholarly literature has emerged analysing the effects of proximity to coal mines and various human health indicators in the United States. These studies have found evidence of an increased poor health status associated with the production of coal and with close proximity to coal mines. The present study contributes to this literature by analysing the spatial effects of coal production on neighbouring counties within the entire 420-county, 13-state Appalachian Region in terms of increased rates of death attributable to respiratory diseases.

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  • Sriparna Ghosh & Richard J. Cebula, 2021. "Proximity to coal mines and mortality rates in the Appalachian Region of the United States: a spatial econometric analysis," Regional Studies, Regional Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 130-142, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsrsxx:v:8:y:2021:i:1:p:130-142
    DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2021.1906311
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    1. Allison L. Ricket & G. Jason Jolley & Faith Beale Knutsen & Sarah C. Davis, 2023. "Rural Sustainable Prosperity: Social Enterprise Ecosystems as a Framework for Sustainable Rural Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-18, July.
    2. Cebula, Richard J., 2022. "Coal Mining, Health, and Morbidity: A Brief Overview of the Empirical Scholarly Literature from a Regional Science Perspective," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 52(1), October.
    3. Junjie Cao & Yao Zhang & Taoyuan Wei & Hui Sun, 2021. "Temporal–Spatial Evolution and Influencing Factors of Coordinated Development of the Population, Resources, Economy and Environment (PREE) System: Evidence from 31 Provinces in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-22, December.

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