RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Racial Disparities in the Health Effects from Air Pollution
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0223-12792R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.0223-12792R2
A1 Gillingham, Kenneth
A1 Huang, Pei
YR 2024
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2024/11/04/jhr.0223-12792R2.abstract
AB This study examines the uneven effects of air pollution from maritime ports on physical and mental health across racial groups. We exploit quasi-random variation in vessels in port from weather events far out in the ocean to estimate how port traffic influences air pollution and human health. We find that one additional vessel in a port over a year leads to 3.1 hospital visits per thousand Black residents within 25 miles of the port and only 1.1 per thousand for Whites. We assess a port-related environmental regulation and show that the policy can help alleviate racial inequalities in health outcomes.