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Indoor Air Quality, Information, and Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Delhi

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  • Michael Greenstone
  • Kenneth Lee
  • Harshil Sahai

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In Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities, there is relatively little information on indoor air pollution and how it varies by socioeconomic status (SES). Using indoor air quality monitors (IAQMs), we find that winter levels of household air pollution exceed World Health Organization standards by more than 20 times in both high- and low-SES households. We then evaluate a field experiment that randomly assigned monthlong IAQM user trials across medium- and high-SES households but suffered from significant survey non-response. Among respondents, IAQMs did not affect take-up of subsidized air purifier rentals or other defensive behavior.

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  • Michael Greenstone & Kenneth Lee & Harshil Sahai, 2021. "Indoor Air Quality, Information, and Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Delhi," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 420-424, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:111:y:2021:p:420-24
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211006
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    5. Balietti, Anca & Budjan, Angelika & Eymess, Tillmann, 2023. "Perceived Relative Income and Preferences for Public Good Provision," Working Papers 0729, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics.

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    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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