Provenzano, Sandro ORCID: 0000-0003-0626-8801, Roth, Sefi and Sager, Lutz (2024) Air pollution and respiratory infectious diseases. International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics. ISSN 1932-1473 (In Press)
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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 (AQI) and weekly cases of COVID-19 and influenzalike 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.
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