Pollution, health, and avoidance behavior: Evidence from the ports of Los Angeles

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 154-175

  Moretti, Enrico ^a   Neidell, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; OPTIMIZATION; OZONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650650735     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.46.1.154     Document Type: Article

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