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Essays in environmental economics
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The first chapter of the dissertation examines the effect of individual-level daily silicon dust exposure from cement production on the probability of hospital admissions for respiratory-related reasons in the city of Fokino, Bryanskii region, Russia. We find a
significant impact of silicon dust on hospitalizations for children and elderly adults. The second chapter estimates the impact of the daily nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on the number of hospital admissions due to respiratory-related reasons in Portugal between January 1,
2016, and December 31, 2018. I find a significant impact of the daily nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration increase on the number of hospital admissions due to specific respiratory-related reasons (pneumonia, COPD, asthma) among children 2 to 5 years old.
The third chapter explores the negative relationship between the unemployment rate and the mortality rate at the US county level and identifies the conditions under which the effect is present. I find evidence that air pollution may partially explain the relationship between the two factors. Still, the effect is present only when pollution levels are close to or above the average US levels.
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Air pollution Health outcomes Satellite data