We conducted a nationwide field experiment in China to evaluate the direct and indirect impacts of assigning firms to … public or private citizen appeals treatments when they violate pollution standards. There are three main findings. First …, public appeals to the regulator through social media substantially reduce violations and pollution emissions, while private …

that transboundary air pollution from China significantly increases mortality and morbidity in South Korea. Using these … benefit. Finally, we examine China's strategic pollution reductions and provide their implications for the potential Coasian …We study the international spillover effects of air pollution by developing a framework that integrates recent advances …

experience, affect local environmental performance in China. Firms located in cities with EIPs have lower levels of sulfur …

The social costs of pollution and climate change hinge critically on humans' ability to adapt. Based on transaction … records from the world's largest payment network, this research compiles daily travel flows and documents that China's rapid … HSR reduces travelers' exposure to extreme air pollution and temperature by 7% and 10%, leading to substantial health …

Has the expansion in exports affected pollution and health outcomes across different prefectures in China in the two …) PollutionExportShock represents the pollution content of export expansion and is measured in pounds of pollutants per worker; (ii … the rest of the world. We find that the pollution content of export affected pollution and mortality. A one standard …

gauge the effect of exposure to air pollution on US life expectancy. Using changes in wind direction as an instrument for … effects of chronic air pollution exposure for a cohort born in 1972. Model calculations of the effect of chronic exposure on …

Extensive research has documented that elevated air pollution increases mortality and morbidity, with estimates … higher transient peaks. Should government interventions aimed at improving health prioritize reductions in ambient pollution …--for example, regulating industrial emissions--or peak pollution? We conduct a field experiment studying the impacts of reducing a …

detailed air pollution measurements within Ugandan cities. We find that firms locate on the busiest roads searching for … customer visibility, but in doing so they expose their workers to substantial pollution. This sorting pattern increases profits …