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The Impact of Toxins on Society and Children
13:14, Thu 18 Nov 2021
Dr Ludovica Gazze discusses her recent research on the economics of the environment and public health, in particular the short and long term effects of lead poisoning in children.
Dr Gazze’s work looks at lead poisoning and how prevalent it still is the United States. In particular she talks about the consequences of children being exposed to lead poisoning, the impact on society and the link with low income families.
Dr Ludovica Gazze is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. She is an environmental and health economist researching urban policy issues such, as lead poisoning.
Find out more about Dr Gazze’s research:
Infrastructure Upgrades and Lead Exposure: Do Cities Face Trade-Offs When Replacing Water Mains? (with Jennifer Heissel). Accepted at Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2021).
Collective Reputation in Trade: Evidence from the Chinese Dairy Industry (with Jie Bai and Yukun Wang). NBER WP 26283. Accepted at The Review of Economics and Statistics (2020).
(MP3 format, 23 MB)