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dc.titleThe Cost-Effectiveness of Air Pollution Information Provision Programs
dc.contributor.authorHernández, Karla
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Bridget
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Tagle V., Cristóbal
dc.contributor.authorSchueftan, Alejandra
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2021-07-14T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-07-14T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractAir pollution is one of the primary causes of premature death worldwide. This paper examines the cost-effectiveness of two different air quality information programs that were implemented as part of randomized control trials. In the case of the SMS air quality alerts in Mexico City, we find that the program was not cost-effective in the experimental sample, but it would likely be cost-effective if the program were extended to all of Mexico City. In the case of real-time feedback on wood stove emissions in Valdivia, we find that the program was cost-effective in both the experimental sample and at scale.
dc.format.extent18
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003391
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Cost-Effectiveness-of-Air-Pollution-Information-Provision-Programs.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trial
dc.subjectAir Quality
dc.subjectBehavioral Economics
dc.subjectWood-Stove
dc.subject.jelcodeQ52 - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs • Distributional Effects • Employment Effects
dc.subject.jelcodeQ53 - Air Pollution • Water Pollution • Noise • Hazardous Waste • Solid Waste • Recycling
dc.subject.jelcodeD83 - Search • Learning • Information and Knowledge • Communication • Belief • Unawareness
dc.subject.keywordsInformation;Air pollution;Behavioral nudges;Cost-Effectiveness
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02236
idb.operationRG-T2761
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