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- Title
Air Pollution and Respiratory Infectious Diseases.
- Authors
Provenzano, Sandro; Roth, Sefi; Sager, Lutz
- 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.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AIR pollution; AIR quality indexes; RESPIRATORY diseases; TEMPERATURE inversions; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Environmental & Resource Economics, 2024, Vol 87, Issue 5, p1127
- ISSN
0924-6460
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10640-024-00858-x