Recently, the paper From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information, co-authored by Professor (Tenured) Lin Liguo of the Department of Resource and Environmental Economics at the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Professor Panle Jia Barwick of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Professor Shanjun Li of Cornell University, and Assistant Professor Eric Yongchen Zou of the University of Michigan, was selected as an ESI Highly Cited Paper and Hot Paper. The paper was published in American Economic Review, a top international journal in economics.
Abstract
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.
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