Ancillary human health benefits of improved air quality resulting from climate change mitigation

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Aug. 15, 2008

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Michelle Bell, Devra Davis, Luis Cifuentes, Alan Krupnick, Richard D. Morgenstern, and George Thurston

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Michelle Bell

Devra Davis

Luis Cifuentes

Alan Krupnick

Senior Fellow; Director, Industry and Fuels Program

Alan Krupnick is a senior fellow at RFF.

Richard D. Morgenstern

Senior Fellow

Richard Morgenstern is a senior fellow at RFF. His research focuses on the economic analysis of environmental issues with an emphasis on the costs, benefits, evaluation, and design of environmental policies.

George Thurston

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