From Fog to Smog: the Value of Pollution Information
By P. Barwick, Shanjun Li, Liguo Lin, E. Zou. Social Science Research Network, 2019
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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. (JEL D83, D91, I12, O13, P28, Q51, Q53)
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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- Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China’s War on Air Pollution (2020, unknown): “In a concurrent study, Barwick et al. (2019) focus on the aspect of information sharing with the public in the new air quality monitoring system in China and documents that information disclosure increased people’s avoidance behaviors.”
- Brain drain: The impact of air pollution on firm performance (2020, methodology): “According to Barwick et al. (2019), shortly after the program was rolled out, mobile applications streaming air pollution data quintupled and air purifier sales doubled.”