Highlights•This review (178 published articles) systematically examines the psychological,
economic, and social effects of air pollution.•It is important to distinguish between the effects …

Awareness of the human health impacts of exposure to air pollution is growing rapidly. For
example, it has become evident that the adverse health effects of air pollution are more …

Industrialization and urbanization have aggravated the contradiction between environmental
protection and economic growth, leading to health issues. While there are considerable …

This paper looks at the effects of air pollution on migration in China using changes in the
average strength of thermal inversions over five-year periods as a source of exogenous …

This paper assesses mental health responses to information on environmental risks. We
exploit the progressive implementation of a national program in China that introduces more …

We provide nationwide causal estimates of air pollution's effect on short-run productivity for
China's manufacturing sector from 1998 to 2007. Using thermal inversions as an instrument …

This study examines the causal effect of air pollution on health expenditure using a sample
of the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 2015. It concludes that exposure to air pollution …

Although the impacts of air pollution on individual health are well documented, it is unclear
whether and how air pollution affects firm strategy on employee treatment. This study …

We estimate the short-run effect of air pollution on mental illness. Using the China Family
Panel Studies covering 12,615 urban residents during 2014-2015, we find a significantly …

We provide the first study estimating the causal effect of air pollution on body weight and
obesity. Using the China Health and Nutrition Survey, which contains detailed longitudinal …