171. Measuring Pollution on Parallel Earths

Michael Greenstone knows it’s corny, but he wants to make the world a better place — by tracking the impact of air quality, developing pollution markets in India, and … starting a podcast, which Steve says proves he’s over the hill.

SOURCES:Michael Greenstone • , professor of economics at the University of Chicago.

RESOURCES: • " New evidence on the impact of sustained exposure to air pollution on life expectancy from China's Huai River Policy • ," by Avraham Ebenstein, Maoyong Fan, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, and Maigeng Zhou (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, • 2017). • " Evidence on the impact of sustained exposure to air pollution on life expectancy from China's Huai River policy • ," by Yuyu Chen, Avraham Ebenstein, Michael Greenstone, and Hongbin Li (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, • 2013). Shocked • , podcast. Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) • . Emissions Market Accelerator • . Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) • .

EXTRAS: • " This Is Your Brain on Pollution • ," by Freakonomics Radio • (2021). • " The Simple Economics of Saving the Amazon Rainforest • ", by People I (Mostly) Admire ( • 2020).

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