Gasoline for NASCAR Stock Car Racing: 1951-1994

Wusz, Tim

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“…We have data on the grams of TEL added to each gallon of fuel used in NASCAR from 1951 to 2006(Wusz, 1994). From 2003 to 2006, NASCAR used Sunoco Supreme fuel, which contains 5.2 grams of TEL per gallon.…”

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The Effect of Leaded Gasoline on Elderly Mortality: Evidence from Regulatory Exemptions

Hollingsworth

Rudik

2021

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

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Leaded gasoline is still used globally for aviation and automotive racing. Exploiting regulatory exemptions and a novel quasi-experiment, we find that leaded gasoline use in racing increases ambient lead, elevated blood lead rates, and elderly mortality. The mortality estimates indicate that each gram of lead added to gasoline exceeds $1,100 in damages. Our setting allows us to rule out potential confounders, such as correlated pollutants or socioeconomic status. We provide the first causal estimates linking adult mortality to leaded gasoline, highlight the value of banning on-road leaded gasoline, and present policy-relevant cost estimates at the lowest ambient levels to date. (JEL I12, J14, L71, Q51, Q53)

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The Effect of Leaded Gasoline on Elderly Mortality: Evidence from Regulatory Exemptions

Hollingsworth

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2021

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

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“…A single race generally emits more lead than all daily traffic in a major city in the 1990s and is on the lower end of daily emissions from major cities in the 1970s and 1980s. Panels C and 37 We have data on the grams of TEL added to each gallon of fuel used in NASCAR from 1951 to 2006 (Wusz, 1994). From 2003 to 2006, NASCAR used Sunoco Supreme fuel, which contains 5.2 grams of TEL per gallon.…”

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The effect of leaded gasoline on elderly mortality: Evidence from regulatory exemptions

Hollingsworth

Rudik

2019

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Leaded gasoline is still widely used in the United States for aviation and automotive racing. Exploiting regulatory exemptions and a novel quasi-experiment, we find that leaded gasoline increases ambient lead concentrations, elevated blood lead rates, and elderly mortality. The estimated effects indicate the social cost of a gram of lead added to gasoline is over $1,100. Our results are the first causal estimates linking adult mortality to leaded gasoline, highlight the historic value of banning on-road leaded gasoline, demonstrate the costs of continued regulatory exemptions, and provide policy-relevant cost estimates of lead emissions at the lowest ambient levels to date.

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Gasoline for NASCAR Stock Car Racing: 1951-1994

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The Effect of Leaded Gasoline on Elderly Mortality: Evidence from Regulatory Exemptions

The Effect of Leaded Gasoline on Elderly Mortality: Evidence from Regulatory Exemptions

The effect of leaded gasoline on elderly mortality: Evidence from regulatory exemptions

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