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Title: Who Responds to Air Quality Alerts?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: This paper investigates behavioral response to air quality alert programs using detailed time diary data. Specifically, we investigate whether individuals targeted by mandatory air quality warnings respond by reducing time spent in proscribed activitiesthe most important of which are outdoor activities that raise breathing and heart ratesthereby mitigating the health effects of pollutants on high-pollution days. We find that individuals engage in averting behavior on alert days by reducing the time they spend in vigorous outdoor activities by 18 % or 21 min on average. We find differential responses to alerts, with the largest responses amongst the elderly.

Url: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-015-9915-z#page-1

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Authors: Sexton Ward, Alison L.; Beatty, Timothy K.M.

Periodical (Full): Environmental and Resource Economics

Issue: 2

Volume: 65

Pages: 487-511

Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS

Topics: Natural Resource Management, Other

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