Bulletin n. 3/2008
February 2009
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Woods Neal D., Konisky David M., O’M. Bowman Ann
    You Get What You Pay For: Environmental Policy and Public Health
    in Publius: The Journal of Federalism , vol. 39, n. 1, Winter ,  2009 ,  95-116
    In this article, the authors examine the cumulative impact of state environmental protection policies and environmental quality on the health of state residents in the United States. Using a series of path analytic models, the authors simultaneously analyze the effect of state environmental policies on environmental pollution and health outcomes. Authors' results indicate that states with stronger environmental programs have lower levels of pollution and better public health. These results are robust across multiple measures and alternative model specifications. We also find some evidence that states that assume authority to implement federal environmental programs have worse health outcomes. Authors' findings suggest that overall levels of public health may be affected by state choices with respect to environmental policies and highlight the importance of assessing programmatic consequences across policy areas.
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