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Health and air Pollution

In: The Economics of Environment

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  • Lester B. Lave

    (Carnegie-Mellon University)

  • Eugene P. Seskin

    (Carnegie-Mellon University)

Abstract

The 1960 mortality rates for 117 U.S. cities are analyzed to isolate the effect of air pollution. Socioeconomic factors such as race, income, population density, and age mix are accounted for. In previous studies we reported the effect of different functional forms and of adding additional explanatory variables for type of home heating equipment, home heating fuel, water heating fuel, air conditioning, and meterological factors. Occupation mix is now added and results in little change in the estimated air pollution coefficients. These health effects are translated into dollar terms.

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  • Lester B. Lave & Eugene P. Seskin, 1971. "Health and air Pollution," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Peter Bohm & Allen V. Kneese (ed.), The Economics of Environment, pages 119-138, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-01379-1_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-01379-1_9
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    1. Fisher, Anthony C & Peterson, Frederick M, 1976. "The Environment in Economics: A Survey," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 14(1), pages 1-33, March.
    2. Goulão, Catarina & Pérez-Barahona, Agustín, 2011. "Intergenerational transmission of non-communicable chronic diseases," TSE Working Papers 11-219, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).
    3. Archibald, Sandra O. & McCorkle, Chester O. Jr & Howitt, Richard E., 1986. "A Dynamic Analysis Of Production Externalities : Pesticide Resistance In California Cotton," Working Papers 225802, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    4. Robert Ayres & Jörg Walter, 1991. "The greenhouse effect: Damages, costs and abatement," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 1(3), pages 237-270, September.
    5. Evelyn Kitagawa, 1977. "On Mortallty," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 14(4), pages 381-389, November.

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