Air Quality and Suicide
We conduct the first-ever large-scale study of the relationship between air pollution and suicide using detailed cause of death data from all death certificates in the U.S. between 2003 and 2010. Using wind direction as an instrument for daily pollution exposure, we find that a 1 μg/m3 increase in daily PM2.5 is associated with a 0.49% increase in daily suicides and 0.171 more suicide-related hospitalizations (a 50% increase). Estimates using 2SLS are larger and more robust, suggesting a bias towards zero arising from measurement error. Event study estimates further illustrate that contemporaneous pollution exposure matters more than exposure to pollution in previous weeks.Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org
Year of publication: |
2023
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Authors: | Persico, Claudia ; Marcotte, Dave E. |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Luftverschmutzung | Air pollution | Suizid | Suicide |
Saved in:
freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (78 p) |
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Series: | NBER Working Paper ; No. w30626 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 2022 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014263240