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From Fog to Smog: the Value of Pollution Information / Panle Jia Barwick, Shanjun Li, Liguo Lin, Eric Zou.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barwick, Panle Jia.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w26541.
- NBER working paper series no. w26541
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- From Fog to Smog
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2019.
- Summary:
- In 2013, China launched a landmark program to monitor air quality and disclose real-time data, significantly increasing the public's access to and awareness of pollution information. The program triggered cascading behavioral changes such as stronger avoidance of outdoor pollution exposure and increased spending on protective products. These behavioral responses mitigated the mortality impact of air pollution. Conservative estimates indicate that the program's health benefits outweigh the costs by an order of magnitude. The findings highlight the benefits of improving public access to pollution information in developing countries which often experience severe air pollution but lack pollution data collection and dissemination.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- December 2019.
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