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The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Spillover Effects on Air Quality and Health
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A study links special government controls on pollution enacted during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to significant increases in air quality and significant decreases in mortality rates associated with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
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How Nudges Can Help Households Internalize Energy Saving Information
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A new study proposes a model to estimate the welfare impacts of providing energy saving reports for households. The study shows that this type of nudge overestimates the reports’ impact because they do not take into account the overall costs of changing people’s behaviors. However, well-targeted schemes can increase both…
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Poverty Trap, or Ticket to Economic Growth? Forecasting the Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Global Inequality
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A new study models the long-run effects of global warming on agricultural productivity and its impact on migration flows in low- and middle-income countries.
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Are electric cars more environmentally friendly? It depends where you drive them.
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The boom in electric car sales, enhanced by federal subsidies, does not reflect the fact that, in some cases, powering those cars produces more emissions than powering conventional cars. The characteristics of each state and regional mode of electricity generation should be considered in designing a subsidy (or tax) scheme.
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Winners and Losers in the Shale Gas Boom
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Society is accruing a large economic benefit from the shale gas boom. While more evidence is needed to calculate the costs of the externalities associated with techniques such as fracking, those costs would need to be very large to justify preventing this new technique.
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With Energy Labels, One Size Doesn’t Fit All
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Research shows that minor, individual energy savings can lead to a significant aggregate decrease in energy consumption. The challenge is informing consumers in a way that changes their behavior.
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Are genetically modified crops a health risk?
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Public debate about genetically modified crops misses the fact that a preponderance of scientific studies show GM foods to be safe to consume. Where risks do exist, they are no different than those found in non-GM crops.
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What to Know About the Vaccine Debate
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We provide an overview of previous Chicago Policy Review articles that highlight various angles of the vaccine debate.