Air pollution and respiratory infectious diseases

Sandro Provenzano, Sefi Roth and Lutz Sager

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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.

Keywords: air pollution; respiratory disease; influenza; COVID-19; ES/P000622/1; UKRI fund (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 Q51 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2024-05-01
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Published in International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 1, May, 2024, 87(5), pp. 1127 - 1139. ISSN: 1932-1473

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Journal Article: Air Pollution and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (2024)
Working Paper: Air Pollution and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (2023)
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