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The Gross Underestimation of the Costs of Haze

In: Pollution Across Borders Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia

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  • Ng Yew-Kwang

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The transboundary haze is the most important factor affecting the otherwise very clean environment of Singapore. It is a very important factor affecting whether people will stay or come to Singapore or leave. In Chinese cities, it has recently been reported that whenever the smog level was high, many more people obtained information regarding emigration. In Singapore, with the haze situation getting so bad around September/October 2015, similar considerations may prevail. I myself for one had considered Singapore a possible location for long-term retirement living. But the persistent haze in 2015 made me have a second thought. The haze situation in 2013, though also sharp at times, did not persist for as long as the one in 2015. However, the more important reason to avoid the haze is the health (and hence welfare) of people who will be here with or without the haze…

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  • Ng Yew-Kwang, 2018. "The Gross Underestimation of the Costs of Haze," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Euston Quah & Tsiat Siong Tan (ed.), Pollution Across Borders Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia, chapter 13, pages 145-153, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789813203921_0013
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    Keywords

    Transboundary Pollution; Air Pollution; Pollution; Haze; ASEAN Haze; SEA Haze; Environmental Economics; Externality; Slash and Burn; Palm Oil Plantation; Pulpwood Plantation;
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    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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