The changing risk and burden of wildfire in the United States

M Burke, A Driscoll, S Heft-Neal… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Recent dramatic and deadly increases in global wildfire activity have increased attention on
the causes of wildfires, their consequences, and how risk from wildfire might be mitigated …

Pandemic meets pollution: poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19

IE Isphording, N Pestel - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and
severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data at the county-by-day level on confirmed …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and education investment

L Guo, Z Cheng, M Tani, S Cook - Energy Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Our study examines the impact of air pollution on household investment in children's
education. We use panel data from secondary schools in Shandong Province in China and …

The effects of contemporaneous air pollution on COVID-19 morbidity and mortality

W Austin, S Carattini, J Gomez-Mahecha… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
We examine the relationship between contemporaneous fine particulate matter exposure
and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality using an instrumental variable approach. Harnessing …

Pricing vehicle emissions and congestion externalities using a dynamic traffic network simulator

S Vosough, A de Palma, R Lindsey - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
Road traffic is a major contributor to air pollution which is a serious problem in many large
cities. Experience in London, Milan, and Stockholm indicates that road pricing can be useful …

The changing risk and burden of wildfire in the US

M Burke, A Driscoll, J Xue, S Heft-Neal, J Burney… - 2020 - nber.org
Recent dramatic and deadly increases in global wildfire activity have increased attention on
the causes of wildfires, their consequences, and how risk from fire might be mitigated. Here …

The impact of ozone pollution on mortality: Evidence from China

Y Qiu, Y Liu, W Shi, M Zhou - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper estimates the mortality impacts of ozone pollution in China and the moderating
effects of two possible adaptation strategies. Using an instrument variable constructed from …

Carbon dioxide fertilization, carbon neutrality, and food security

Z Liu, Q Lu - China Economic Review, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding how carbon dioxide (CO 2) fertilizes crop yields is crucial for assessing
potential threats to food security in a changing climate, characterized by evolving …

Beyond birth: The medium-term health impact of prenatal exposure to air pollution

S Ferro, A Palma, C Serra, M Stafoggia - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate the medium-term health effects of prenatal exposure to moderate air pollution
by matching satellite PM 10 concentration estimates with longitudinal data on …

The relationship between toxic air pollution, health expenditure, and economic growth in the European Union: fresh evidence from the PMG-ARDL model

C Zhang, L Zhang - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
Air pollution is a danger to economies throughout the European Union. Industry, population
expansion, a building boom owing to housing and infrastructure development, increasing …