Speaker: Dr. Ling Zhou

Title: Awareness or Regulation Pressure: Migration Responses to Air Pollution in China

Schedule: Nov 2, TH 2:00-3:30 PM

Location: 诚明楼 (Chengming Hall）RM 315

 

Introduction: 周凌，上海财经大学高等研究院助理教授，毕业于法国图卢兹经济学院，曾于英国诺丁汉大学和意大利帕多瓦大学任博士后研究员，主要从事与人口流动和国际贸易相关的发展经济学实证研究。

 

Abstract: This paper studies the impact of China's air quality monitoring and disclosure program on migration response to air pollution. Using information on individual residential locations in 2010--2015 from the 2015 Population Census, we find that this program caused a larger population drop in prefectures with poorer air quality by pushing residents away. These outflows mainly stemmed from worse labor market conditions after stringent measures for pollution crackdowns. Neglecting pollution regulation, we would underestimate the change in individuals' willingness to pay for clean air. This paper also quantifies the economic costs of environmental regulation.