I examine the Coasean independence property in a large multinational cap-and-trade scheme for greenhouse gas emissions, EU Emissions Trading System. analyze whether emissions of power producers are independent from allowance allocations by leveraging change allocation policy difference-in-difference strategy. The evidence suggests that holds overall and larger emitters firms respond to loss inc...

This study examines the effect of a tightening US air quality standard for lead in 2009 on relocation battery recycling to Mexico and infant health Mexico. In United States, airborne dropped sharply near affected plants, most which were battery-recycling plants. Exports used batteries rose markedly. Mexico, production increased at plants relative comparable industries, birth outcomes deteriorat...

This project links administrative census microdata to spatially continuous measures of particulate pollution (PM2.5) first document and then decompose the key drivers convergence in black-white exposure differences. We use quantile regression show that a significant portion Black-White is attributable differential impacts Clean Air Act (CAA) Black White communities. Areas with larger population...

Leaded gasoline is still used globally for aviation and automotive racing. Exploiting regulatory exemptions a novel quasi-experiment, we find that leaded use in racing increases ambient lead, elevated blood lead rates, elderly mortality. The mortality estimates indicate each gram of added to exceeds $1,100 damages. Our setting allows us rule out potential confounders, such as correlated polluta...

We use variation in weather to study the long-term effects of activism during original Earth Day on attitudes, environmental outcomes, and children’s health. Unusually bad April 22, 1970 is associated with weaker support for environment 10 20 years later, particularly among those who were school aged 1970. Bad also higher levels carbon monoxide air greater risk congenital abnormalities infants ...

We examine how transmission congestion alters the environmental benefits provided by renewable generation. Using hourly data from Texas and midcontinent electricity markets, we find that relaxing constraints between wind-rich areas demand centers of respective markets conservatively increases nonmarket value wind 30 percent for 17 markets. Much this increase in arises a redistribution where air...