Nov 25, 2024
Air pollution and upward mobility
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In this episode, Luca Merlo and Francesca Dominici explore whether childhood exposure to air pollution can impact economic upward mobility as an adult.
In this episode, we cover:
•[00:00] Introduction
•[01:01] Statistician Luca Merlo talks about the background of the
study.
•[02:15] Merlo describes measurement of upward mobility in the
study.
•[03:36] Statistician Francesca Dominici explains the results.
•[04:15] Dominici explores the variation in results across US
counties.
•[07:08] Merlo talks about the caveats and limitations of the
study.
•[08:14] Dominici lists the implications for policymakers.
•[10:20] Conclusion.
About Our Guests:
Luca Merlo
Researcher
European University of Rome
Francesca Dominici
Professor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
View related content here: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2401882121
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