Replication data for: When Labor Disputes Bring Cities to a Standstill: The Impact of Public Transit Strikes on Traffic, Accidents, Air Pollution, and Health
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Stefan Bauernschuster; Timo Hener; Helmut Rainer
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Project Citation:
Bauernschuster, Stefan, Hener, Timo, and Rainer, Helmut. Replication data for: When Labor Disputes Bring Cities to a Standstill: The Impact of Public Transit Strikes on Traffic, Accidents, Air Pollution, and Health. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114666V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Many governments have banned strikes in public transportation. Whether this can be justified depends on whether strikes endanger public safety or health. We use time-series and cross-sectional variation in powerful registry data to quantify the effects of public transit strikes on urban populations in Germany. Due to higher traffic volumes and longer travel times, total car hours operated increase by 11 to 13 percent during strikes. This effect is accompanied by a 14 percent increase in vehicle crashes, a 20 percent increase in accident-related injuries, a 14 percent increase in particle pollution, and an 11 percent increase in hospital admissions for respiratory diseases among young children.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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I12 Health Behavior
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
J52 Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation; Collective Bargaining
L91 Transportation: General
Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
R41 Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
I12 Health Behavior
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
J52 Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation; Collective Bargaining
L91 Transportation: General
Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
R41 Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
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