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Evaluating air pollution as a public hazard

Graham Watson

19th December 2016

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Always nice to hear "The Prodigy" on the BBC and that's the backing track throughout this clip - however, the economics in this video clip are fascinating.

It starts from the premise that the figures relating to air pollution are skewed - and it does a good job of deconstructing the statistical models that generate the estimated human costs of air pollution. Evaluation-tastic. A great clip for all interested economists to watch.


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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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