TY - JOUR
T1 - The contemporaneous healthcare cost of particulate matter pollution for youth and older adult populations
AU - Boggiano, Barbara
AU - Williams Higgins, Melisa
AU - Matheson, Jesse
AU - Jenkins, David
AU - Oggioni, Marco R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/5/1
Y1 - 2024/5/1
N2 - This paper estimates the impact of particulate matter pollutants, measured by 𝑃𝑀10 levels, on public healthcare costs for youth and older adult populations using administrative data from two large UK hospitals and exploiting spatial and temporal variation in 𝑃𝑀10 levels. We find that patient enrolment increases when their neighborhood experiences higher levels of 𝑃𝑀10. Specifically, a standard deviation increase in 𝑃𝑀10 levels increases the enrolment of patients aged 60 years and older by 6.2% and the enrolment of patients under 18 years of age by 3.1%. Using detailed costing information, we estimate that a standard deviation increase in 𝑃𝑀10 increases public healthcare costs by £873,985.20 per year in the municipality studied.
AB - This paper estimates the impact of particulate matter pollutants, measured by 𝑃𝑀10 levels, on public healthcare costs for youth and older adult populations using administrative data from two large UK hospitals and exploiting spatial and temporal variation in 𝑃𝑀10 levels. We find that patient enrolment increases when their neighborhood experiences higher levels of 𝑃𝑀10. Specifically, a standard deviation increase in 𝑃𝑀10 levels increases the enrolment of patients aged 60 years and older by 6.2% and the enrolment of patients under 18 years of age by 3.1%. Using detailed costing information, we estimate that a standard deviation increase in 𝑃𝑀10 increases public healthcare costs by £873,985.20 per year in the municipality studied.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jeem.2024.102994
DO - 10.1016/j.jeem.2024.102994
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
SN - 0095-0696
VL - 125
JO - Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
M1 - 102994
ER -