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ERIC Number: EJ910210
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jan
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-166X
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Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from the Ports of Los Angeles
Moretti, Enrico; Neidell, Matthew
Journal of Human Resources, v46 n1 p154-175 Jan 2011
A pervasive problem in estimating the costs of pollution is that optimizing individuals may compensate for increases in pollution by reducing their exposure, resulting in estimates that understate the full welfare costs. To account for this issue, measurement error, and environmental confounding, we estimate the health effects of ozone using daily boat traffic at the port of Los Angeles as an instrumental variable for ozone. We estimate that ozone causes at least $44 million in annual costs in Los Angeles from respiratory related hospitalizations alone and that the cost of avoidance behavior is at least $11 million per year. (Contains 5 tables, 3 figures and 38 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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