title: Tradeoffs between income, air pollution and life expectancy: Brief report on the US experience, 1980-2000.
abstract: During the period of 1980-2000, the US obtained substantial reductions in air pollution and improvements in life expectancy (LE). Multiple factors contributed to improved health. This report explores and illustrates trade-offs between income, air pollution, and LE. Both improved air quality and income growth contributed to LE gains - without evidence of substantial negative tradeoffs between air pollution and income. Cleaner air may be considered an "economic good" with contributions to health, wellbeing, and human capital.
authors: Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States. Electronic address: cap3@byu.edu.
authors: C Arden
authors: CA
authors: Pope
authors: Global Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors: Majid
authors: M
authors: Ezzati
authors: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
authors: Douglas W
authors: DW
authors: Dockery
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008017:Life Expectancy; D014481:United States
keywords: Air pollution; Economic tradeoffs; Income; Life expectancy; Particulate pollution