Productive sessions for the SETI collaborative at the Annual Meeting
EfD’s collaborative program Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative, SETI, had several activities at EfD’s Annual Meeting on September 22-26 in Kampala, Uganda. The question of how to achieve a…
Uganda’s policymakers implored to address forest loss, plastic and water pollution
Policymakers in Uganda were urged to take measures to mitigate environmental degradation or else, risk facing serious consequences. The appeal was made during the opening of the 16th EfD Annual…
Forest fires and impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in four Latin American megacities
Experts from EfD Chile evaluate benefits of air purifiers in schools
A pilot program that seeks to measure the effect of HEPA filters in schools exposed to high levels of environmental contamination was recently inaugurated in a school in Coronel. Seven schools in…
EfD Vietnam co-hosts the Asian Congress on Carbon Neutrality
More than 300 scholars around the world participated in the hybrid 11th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE) on 19-20 August 2022. The congress connects…
Paving roads can improve air quality
Recent research shows that paving roads is the most cost-effective policy to reduce air pollution in Bogota when compared with other alternatives such as fuel substitution in industry and heavy-duty
La agenda ambiental como parte del modelo económico de Colombia
EfD Authors:
Colombia cuenta con un capital natural enorme, derivado de su riqueza en diversidad biológica, sobre el cual puede generar nuevas oportunidades de progreso e inclusión económica. Al mismo tiempo, el país enfrenta retos ambientales muy importantes asociados a sus profundas desigualdades, debilidad institucional para cumplir sus compromisos internacionales, y para cumplir el mandato de la Constitución de 1991, una de las cartas más verdes de tiempos recientes.
The short-term impact of air pollution on medical expenditures: Evidence from Beijing
EfD Authors:
We identify the short-term effects of PM2.5 concentrations on medical costs in Beijing by analyzing two datasets: one detailing daily air quality indexes over a four-year period and the other containing individual-level records of all health care visits and medical transactions that occurred under a government insurance program that covers most city residents. We find that both higher levels of air pollution and longer-lasting pollution episodes significantly increase health care visits and medical expenditures.