The effect of pollution on worker productivity: Evidence from call-centre workers in China High levels of pollution reduce the productivity even of indoor workers; cutting pollution can improve the health of both the economy and of society Energy & Environment Tom Chang Tal Gross Joshua Graff Zivin Matthew Neidell Published 05.10.17
Forest conservation in Uganda: Using financial incentives to avert climate change Payments for ecosystem services programmes for landowners reduce deforestation, presenting a cost-effective approach to cutting CO2 emissions Energy & Environment Seema Jayachandran Published 28.09.17
Determining the social and economic benefits of basic energy access in rural India A programme providing rural Indian communities with basic access to electricity did not have broader social or economic impacts in these communities Energy & Environment Michaël Aklin Patrick Bayer S.P. Harish Johannes Urpelainen Published 19.07.17
How much people will pay for clean air: Evidence from China China’s market for air purifiers reveals people will pay as much as $15 to remove one microgram per cubic metre of pollution from the air they breathe Energy & Environment Koichiro Ito Published 18.07.16
The cost of air pollution in South Africa Study indicates that 7.4% of all deaths in 2012 were due to chronic exposure to fine particulate matter, costing South Africa up to 6% of its GDP Energy & Environment Katye Altieri Samantha Keen Published 21.09.17
Let them buy light in rural Bihar Solar micro-grid product can bridge the gaps in access to electricity, with potentially large economic and welfare gains to households Energy & Environment Robin Burgess Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan Published 21.06.17
Low oil prices: An opportunity for fuel subsidy reform The recent decline in prices presents an opportunity to reduce consumer fuel subsidies without risking a backlash from consumers and vested interests Energy & Environment Keith Benes Andrew Cheon Johannes Urpelainen Joonseok Yang Published 18.01.16
