Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/236634
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 21-058
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
This study examines the uneven effects of air pollution from maritime ports on physical and mental health across racial groups. We exploit quasi-random variation in vessels in port from weather events far out in the ocean to estimate how port traffic influences air pollution and human health. We find that one additional vessel in a port over a year leads to 3.0 hospital visits per thousand Black residents within 25 miles of the port and only 1.0 per thousand for whites. We assess a port-related environmental regulation and show that the policy can help alleviate racial inequalities in health outcomes.
Subjects: 
air pollution
health
environmental justice
quasi-experiment
instrumental variables
regression discontinuity design
JEL: 
D63
I14
Q51
Q53
Q58
R41
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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