Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279485 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 2054
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
While wind power is considered key in the transition towards net zero, there are concerns about adverse health impacts on nearby residents. Based on precise geographical coordinates, we link a representative longitudinal household panel to all wind turbines in Germany and exploit their staggered rollout over two decades for identification. We do not find evidence of negative effects on general, mental, or physical health in the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF12), nor on self-assessed health or doctor visits. We also do not find evidence for effects on suicides, an extreme measure of negative mental health outcomes, at the county level.
Subjects: 
wind turbines
externalities
health
renewable energy
difference-in-differences
event study
JEL: 
D62
I10
Q20
Q42
R10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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