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Environmental Sciences
Qingbin Guo, Yong Wang, Yao Zhang, Ming Yi, Tian Zhang
Summary: The study found that air pollution significantly affects population migration in Chinese cities, particularly among women, middle-aged individuals, those with lower education levels, agricultural households, Han Chinese groups, and populations in southern cities. Physical health is a key factor influencing individual migration decisions.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
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Economics
Shuang Ma, Xueluan Li, Ding Li, Huanxiu Guo
Summary: Severe air pollution has negative effects on public health and leads to brain drain in developing countries. However, the causality and motivations behind air pollution-driven migration are poorly understood. Using data from China Household Finance Survey, this study examines the short-term impact of air pollution on Chinese residents' intention to migrate internationally. The analysis shows that daily fluctuations in air pollution increase the desire of Chinese residents to migrate abroad, with wealthier and more educated residents being more inclined to do so, and dissatisfaction with local environmental governance serving as a trigger for migration intention. These findings have significant implications for Chinese policymakers aiming to balance public health and economic development.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Xiahai Wei, Jiawei Xu, Yunming Kuang
Summary: China faces severe and persistent haze pollution as one of the world's most highly-polluted countries. This study examines the impact of air pollution on household energy expenditure, which is an important but unanswered question due to estimation endogeneity. By using global satellite monitoring data and unique micro-household survey data, the research establishes an instrumental variable to identify the net effect of air pollution on Chinese household energy expenditure. The findings show a significantly positive effect of increased air pollution on household energy expenditure, suggesting stay-home-avoidance behaviors as a potential mechanism behind this association.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yan Song, Qian Yue, Jing Zhu, Ming Zhang
Summary: Air pollution significantly inhibits urban innovation, especially in invention patents with higher innovation capacity requirements and technology content. The possible mechanism is that air pollution impairs healthy human capital and leads to the emigration of high-level human capital from cities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Sandra Aguilar-Gomez, Holt Dwyer, Joshua Graff Zivin, Matthew Neidell
Summary: The robust evidence shows that air pollution not only harms health outcomes, but also affects behavior, performance, and skills. The research on the nonhealth effects of pollution has been limited, but it may have a more pervasive impact on healthy individuals. It is important to consider plausible mechanisms and conduct hypothesis testing to avoid false discoveries when studying the various impacts of pollution.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Economics
Wangyang Lai, Hong Song, Chang Wang, Huanhuan Wang
Summary: This paper examines the impact of PM2.5 concentration on job location decisions of Chinese college graduates, finding that air pollution increases the probability of graduates leaving their current city, especially for those from elite colleges and less polluted hometowns. The results provide important insights into the association between air pollution and the loss of highly-educated talents.
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Zhongfei Chen, Ming Jin, Fanglin Chen
Summary: Research using data from online peer-to-peer lending platforms analyzed the impact of air pollution on loan decisions in China. The study found that air pollution has a positive effect on loan amounts, driven by health expenditure and behavioral bias. However, there is no evidence to suggest that air pollution increases investment.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
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Economics
Moon Joon Kim
Summary: This study used detailed data on Korean National Health Insurance beneficiaries to estimate the health effects of air pollution in South Korea. The results show that increases in PM10 and O-3 have significant impacts on respiratory hospitalization rates, especially in highly populated cities, children, and patients without chronic respiratory diseases.
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Liqi Lu, Shaoyang Zhao, Yuxiao Chen
Summary: This paper aims to investigate whether people will take action to avoid the harm of air pollution and the heterogeneous behavior of different groups. Based on a survey of newborns in 32 hospitals in 12 cities across China in 2011, and matching with city-level air pollution data, the study examines the relationship between pollution levels and the number of conceptions during certain periods. The results show that exposure to air pollution is associated with adverse birth outcomes and a decrease in the number of conceptions during times of severe pollution.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qingran Li, Yang Zhou, William A. Pizer, Libo Wu
Summary: Behavioral responses to environmental risks have consequences in terms of gains and losses. Using high-frequency datasets, we investigate behavioral responses to air pollution and discover a double-peaked time pattern in reducing outdoor exposure and increasing electricity consumption. However, most responses do not align with the intra-day pollution peaks, indicating ineffective exposure avoidance. There is an unbalanced trade-off between health benefits and energy co-damages, with the increase in annual residential power consumption being 20 times greater than the decrease in population-based exposure, leading to additional citywide carbon emissions.
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Business
Xiaobo He, Zijun Luo, Junjie Zhang
Summary: This study provides new evidence of pollution avoidance in the movie theater market. Analyzing high-frequency movie ticket sales data in China from 2012 to 2014, it is estimated that one day of pollution reduces a movie's market share by 2.26%, holding other factors constant. The main effect is through ambient pollution exposure during transportation to the theater. Popular movies are generally unaffected by air pollution, but as air quality deteriorates, even blockbuster movies suffer a box-office loss during heavy pollution episodes.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaoxiao Liu, Xueying Dong, Shan Li, Yueting Ding, Ming Zhang
Summary: The study found that cities with severe air pollution attract fewer international students, and self-funded international students are more sensitive to air pollution, indicating that air pollution governance is crucial in attracting international talents.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Lan-Ye Wei, Zhao Liu
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of air pollution on technological innovation in China and its realization mechanism. The results suggest that air pollution inhibits technological innovation and has negative effects on innovation activities in surrounding cities. Human capital and labor costs are important factors through which air pollution influences technological innovation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Anna Rita Germani, Pasquale Scaramozzino, Angelo Castaldo, Giuseppina Talamo
Summary: This research examines the role of air pollution in the movement of the population among Italian provinces, emphasizing the importance of environmental risks in influencing migration choices.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2021)
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Business
Baohua Liu, Junfeng Wu, Kam C. Chan
Summary: The study found that firms tend to use more capital and replace lower-quality labor with higher-quality labor when dealing with air pollution to control costs and enhance market competitiveness. Additionally, firms with higher economic incentives and closer monitoring show a more significant impact of air pollution on the capital-labor ratio.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Economics
Carolina Bernal, Mounu Prem, Juan F. Vargas, Monica Ortiz
Summary: The end of internal conflict has significant implications for entrepreneurship and economic activity. Through a case study of Colombia's peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla, we find that entrepreneurship closely reflects the political dynamics surrounding the peace agreement.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte, Olga Namen, Emma Naslund-Hadley, Maria Loreto Biehl
Summary: By providing regular text messages to parents of preschool students, informing them ways to engage their children in educational activities at home, it was found that children's cognitive skills increased by 0.11-0.12 standard deviations compared to the control group. There is suggestive evidence that this effect was driven by increased parental involvement in the proposed activities.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Lionel Fontagne, Michela Limardi
Summary: This study finds that labor NGO activism plays a crucial role in implementing labor laws in developing countries, especially in cases where governmental institutions are weak. It helps firms increase wage levels and meet the minimum wage standards.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Meilin Ma, Michael S. Delgado, H. Holly Wang
Summary: This study investigates the dynamic spatial mechanisms of market integration using the 2018 outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China and the subsequent ban on cross-province shipment of hogs as a natural experiment. The findings suggest that a greater distance between provinces weakens spatial price links post-ban, indicating insufficient arbitrage due to imperfect public information regarding ASF. The temporary market segmentation leads to substantial dead-weight-loss.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Anthony Howell
Summary: This study explores the impact of a rural road stimulus program in China on economic recovery. The findings suggest that suspending the local matching mandates stimulates short-term income growth in the affected villages and promotes rural enterprise development and agricultural services. This is significant in terms of relaxing local budget constraints and accelerating economic recovery.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Marco Colleoni
Summary: This study utilizes a spatial RDD to examine the long-term transmission of colonial institutional characteristics on welfare and wealth inequality in two regions separated by the Narmada River in Central India.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Sarah Gust, Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann
Summary: At least two-thirds of the world's youth do not reach basic skill levels, and the global economic output lost due to the lack of universal basic skills is estimated to be over $700 trillion.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Felipe Aldunate, Felipe Gonzalez, Mounu Prem
Summary: Governments in hegemonic states use economic sanctions to induce changes in other countries. This study examines the impact of such sanctions on international business networks, focusing on the destruction of financial relations between U.S. banks and Chilean firms following Salvador Allende's rise to power in 1970. The findings suggest that firms were largely unaffected by the loss of links with U.S. banks, as they substituted these relations with domestic banks.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Oliver Lorz, Susanna Thede
Summary: This paper investigates aid payments as a potential explanation for tariff overhangs. Using a theoretical model and empirical analysis, the study finds that rich countries utilize development aid to compensate poorer countries for tariff concessions, leading to a reduction in applied tariffs. This aid-for-trade mechanism contributes to achieving optimal outcomes for both trade and aid.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Erik S. Katovich
Summary: Natural resource discoveries pose challenges for governments due to delays and uncertain outcomes. This study examines the impacts of offshore oil discoveries in Brazil on local public finances, public goods provision, and politics. The findings show that municipalities where discoveries are realized experience significant growth in revenues and spending, but do not see improvements in public goods provision or economic activity. On the other hand, municipalities that only receive discovery announcements without windfalls suffer long-term declines in revenues, investment, and public goods provision. Electoral responses and mismanagement of windfalls are found to underlie these dynamics.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Economics
Sebastian Tonke
Summary: This study conducted a large-scale field experiment in Namibia to promote water conservation during a drought. The results showed that providing a specific list of conservation strategies via text message can effectively reduce residential water consumption by 5.3%. However, asking individuals to develop their own strategies was ineffective, suggesting a lack of knowledge on effective water conservation methods. Additionally, the intervention did not lead to a decrease in the payment of water utility bills, indicating that customers paid a larger amount despite consuming less water.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Economics
Julio Acuna, Lenin H. Balza, Nicolas Gomez-Parra
Summary: This study examines the causal impact of oil royalties on human capital. The results show that oil royalties increase the likelihood of students completing primary and secondary education and improve school accessibility. However, the likelihood of students pursuing higher education decreases due to higher opportunity costs.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Economics
Davide Pietrobon
Summary: Insurance can both encourage and decrease the use of risk-increasing inputs and people's incentives to exert effort. The study finds that median fertilizer use is almost three times higher under no sharing compared to full insurance, and a subsidy that halves fertilizer prices can increase farmers' welfare by 37% in consumption-equivalent terms.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
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Economics
Kristina Czura, Andreas Menzel, Martina Miotto
Summary: Menstrual hygiene practices in low-income countries are often restricted due to lack of finances and information. Providing free sanitary pads and information on hygienic practices can improve health outcomes but may not have an impact on labor outcomes.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Economics
Di Wang, Peng Zhang, Shuai Chen, Ning Zhang
Summary: This study examines the causal evidence for adaptation effects of specific agricultural instruments and emphasizes the importance of identifying potentially useful adaptive measures for future climate change. Through a quasi-experimental approach, the study quantifies the contribution of irrigation access to the overall adaptation effect and highlights the significant role of irrigation in agricultural adaptation. The findings demonstrate that irrigation expansion significantly mitigated the negative impacts of high temperature on crop yields, with irrigation accounting for about 40% of the overall adaptation effect.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
