Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/315263 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] Environmental and Resource Economics [ISSN:] 1573-1502 [Volume:] 87 [Issue:] 5 [Publisher:] Springer Netherlands [Place:] Dordrecht [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 1127-1139
Publisher: 
Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht
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: 
Air pollution
Respiratory disease
Influenza
COVID-19
JEL: 
I18
Q51
Q53
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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