Regulatory oversight of toxic emissions from industrial plants and understanding about
these emissions' impacts are in their infancy. Applying a research design based on the …

This study explores the impact of environmental regulations in China on infant mortality. In
1998, the Chinese government imposed stringent air pollution regulations, in one of the first …

It is well established that exposure to high levels of air pollution in the short term leads to
negative health outcomes; yet there exist very few policies intended to address short run …

We exploit random daily variation in weather to document the relationship of temperature,
rainfall, and snowfall with traffic accidents and travel demand. Using information on 46.5 …

This paper tests how a major cap-and-trade program, known as the NOx Budget Trading
Program (NBP), impacted labor markets in the regions where it was implemented. The cap …

This paper highlights a common issue with instrumental variables (IV) techniques in
evaluating the impact of air pollution on health. Since pollutants are almost always produced …

In response to the perceived quality of a public good, households may choose to incur
avertive expenditures as a substitute to its aggregate provision, thereby revealing an …

Report on Appendix A-1 of the Virginia Energy Plan: Impacts of Proposed Regulations
under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act Page 1 ! ! ! ! Report on Appendix A-1 of the …

This dissertation focuses on the relationship between air pollution and human activity. The
first chapter examines whether firms are better incentivized to clean up their atmospheric …

Incentives for the development of renewable energy have increasingly become an
instrument of climate policy, that is, as a means to reduce GHG emissions. This research …