The Causal Effects of Place on Health and Longevity

Tatyana Deryugina and David Molitor

No 29321, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Life expectancy varies substantially across local regions within a country, raising conjectures that place of residence affects health. However, population sorting and other confounders make it difficult to disentangle the effects of place on health from other geographic differences in life expectancy. Recent studies have overcome such challenges to demonstrate that place of residence substantially influences health and mortality. Whether policies that encourage people to move to places that are better for their health or that improve areas that are detrimental to health are desirable depends on the mechanisms behind place effects, yet these mechanisms remain poorly understood.

JEL-codes: H75 I1 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-10
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Published as Tatyana Deryugina & David Molitor, 2021. "The Causal Effects of Place on Health and Longevity," Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol 35(4), pages 147-170.

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