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Racial Disparities in the Health Effects from Air Pollution

Evidence from Ports

Kenneth Gillingham and Pei Huang
Published online before print November 07, 2024, 0223-12792R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0223-12792R2
Kenneth Gillingham
Gillingham is a Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research,
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Huang is a Research Affiliate at Yale University,
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