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Congestion Pricing, Air Pollution, and Children’s Health

Emilia Simeonova, Janet Currie, Peter Nilsson and Reed Walker
Journal of Human Resources, October 2021, 56 (4) 971-996; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.4.0218-9363R2
Emilia Simeonova
Emilia Simeonova is an associate professor of Economics at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a research fellow at the NBER ()
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Janet Currie
Janet Currie is a professor of Economics at Princeton University and a research associate at the NBER ()
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Peter Nilsson
Peter Nilsson is an associate professor of Economics at IIES, Stockholm University ()
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Reed Walker
Reed Walker is an associate professor at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and a research fellow at NBER ()
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Abstract

This study examines the effects of a congestion tax in central Stockholm on ambient air pollution and the health of local children. We demonstrate that the tax reduced ambient air pollution by 5–15 percent and the rate of acute asthma attacks among young children. We do not see corresponding changes in accidents or hospitalizations for nonrespiratory conditions. As the change in health was more gradual than the change in pollution, it may take time for the full health effects of changes in pollution to materialize if the mechanism is pollution. Hence, short-run estimates of pollution reduction programs may understate long-run health benefits.

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  • I18
  • Received February 2018.
  • Accepted August 2019.
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Emilia Simeonova, Janet Currie, Peter Nilsson, Reed Walker
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Emilia Simeonova, Janet Currie, Peter Nilsson, Reed Walker
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