Posts tagged with 'Umwelt'
September 13, 2021
Air pollution reduces electoral support for government parties
New study identifies emotions as an explanation why poor air quality affects voting decisions
July 1, 2021
How environmental pollution affects educational and labor market outcomes
IZA workshop discusses new research on environment, health and labor markets
September 17, 2020
Research reveals ‘climate-change complacency’ across Europe
New paper illustrates the importance of human feelings for economic policy-making
July 3, 2020
Poor air quality increases COVID-19 deaths
Moving at-risk patients out of polluted areas could reduce the case fatality rate
October 4, 2019
Indoor air pollution hampers cognitive performance
Chess players make more mistakes when breathing dirtier air
September 27, 2019
Low Emission Zones in Germany improve population health
Reduced air pollution in urban areas translates into fewer circulatory and respiratory diseases
May 27, 2019
How environmental policies affect the labor market
IZA workshop evaluated the costs and benefits of reducing pollution and mitigating global warming
July 10, 2018
How the Chernobyl cloud affected cognitive abilities in Germany
Even low doses of radiation can have significant human capital costs.
January 8, 2016
Award-winning paper on the costs of environmental policy
The study by Reed Walker (UC Berkeley) on “The Transitional Costs of Sectoral Reallocation: Evidence from the Clean Air Act […]
April 17, 2015
Air pollution impairs productivity of professional soccer players
Air pollution is the top environmental risk factor of premature death. Annual costs of environmental damage for the European countries […]
September 2, 2013
What is the right price of clean air?
How much are people willing to pay for clean air? Driven by this question, empirical economists have come up with […]