Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental risks, particularly in big cities and
highly populated areas. Previous work by the WHO and others has demonstrated the …

The air pollution levels are growing drastically. Indoor and outdoor air pollution has been a
major environmental health threat globally. The health risks of acquiring conditions …

Presents estimates of monetary losses of human capital in 172 countries from fatal health
conditions caused by exposure to air pollution—including ambient particulate matter with a …

This study provides the first evidence that air pollution causes economy-wide reductions in
market economic activity based on data for Europe. The analysis combines satellite-based …

Air pollution is an increasing cause of concern among the scientific community,
policymakers and the general public. This interest has led to a sharp increase in the number …

Air pollution has been, for several decades, the most important cause for mortality
worldwide, and even though most individual countries and the European Union have taken …

Recent risk assessments have characterized the overall burden of recent PM2. 5 and ozone
levels on public health, but generally not the variability of these impacts over time or by …

More important than ever, our communities are confronted with a variety of risks in all
domains of activities but especially in health, the environment, disease progression …

The quantification of environmental-related health effects and their valuation in monetary
units play a key role for a sustainability-oriented planning of policy measures. The present …

* This paper was prepared for the 2nd World Congress of Environmental Economists on the
50th Anniversary of the founding of Resources for the Future. This paper would not have …