Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
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Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI)
No 2021:10: A sound environment: health effects of traffic noise mitigation
Samuel Lindgren ()
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Samuel Lindgren: Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI), Postal: Dept. of Transport Economics, P.O. Box 55685, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: This study investigates the health effects of a nationwide program that provided noise mitigation to dwellings. The analysis uses hospitalization records and a difference-in- differences model that compares residents in treated homes to those with similar at- tributes in untreated homes. Results show that noise mitigation measures lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 10% after seven years, with effects driven by reduced risk of hypertension. Health effects are larger among the population exposed to higher baseline noise levels. These findings suggest that implementing similar noise mitigation measures will produce meaningful health benefits.
Keywords: Health; Environmental policy; Noise pollution
37 pages, October 29, 2021
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