Air pollution and respiratory infectious diseases

Provenzano, Sandro ORCID: 0000-0003-0626-8801, Roth, Sefi ORCID: 0009-0008-2558-554X and Sager, Lutz (2024) Air pollution and respiratory infectious diseases. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 87 (5). 1127 - 1139. ISSN 1932-1473

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Abstract

Recent research suggests that short-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an elevated prevalence of respiratory infectious disease. In this paper, we examine the relationship between the air quality index and weekly cases of COVID-19 and influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in the United States. We address potential bias from omitted variables and measurement error with an instrumental variable approach using atmospheric temperature inversions. Unlike other recent studies, we find no relationship between air quality and either COVID-19 or ILI cases.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.nowpublishers.com/IRERE
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Authors
Divisions:	Geography & Environment
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q51 - Valuation of Environmental Effects Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q53 - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2024 11:51
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 04:04
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122154

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