捆绑
消费(社会学)
死亡率
质量(理念)
用水量
新英格兰
水质
人口学
经济
生物
环境科学
水资源管理
生态学
认识论
哲学
社会学
微观经济学
中产阶级
社会科学
市场经济
摘要
Abstract This paper explores the impact of water quality on mortality by exploiting a natural experiment: the rise of tea consumption in eighteenth century England. This resulted in an unintentional increase in consumption of boiled water, thereby reducing mortality rates. The methodology uses two identification strategies tying areas with lower initial water quality to larger declines in mortality rates after tea drinking became widespread and following larger volumes of tea imports. Results are robust to the inclusion of controls for income and access to trade. The hypothesis is further bolstered by suggestive evidence from cause specific deaths and early childhood mortality.
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