TY  - SER
AU  - Barwick, Panle Jia
AU  -  Li, Shanjun
AU  -  Lin, Liguo
AU  -  Zou, Eric Yongchen
TI  - From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information
SN  - 0002-8282
PB  - American Economic Review
KW  -  Communication
KW  -  Energy
KW  -  Environment
KW  -  Information and Knowledge
KW  -  Learning
KW  - Belief
N2  - 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
UR  - https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20200956
ER  -