This paper provides the first causal evidence that hostile activities online lead to physical violence. Given the recently documented relationship between pollution and social media, I exploit exogenous variation in local air quality as the first step to instrument for online aggression. In an...

This paper shows a cascading mechanism through which international trade-induced deforestation results in a decline of health outcomes in cities distant from where trade activities occur. We examine Brazil, which has ramped up agricultural export over the last two decades to meet rising global...

Starting in 2013, China’s pollution information disclosure program raised public awareness of air quality. This study seeks to analyze the impact of information disclosure on college desirability. To that end, I assemble a comprehensive dataset on admission scores for all colleges in China for...

Starting in 2013, China's pollution information disclosure program raised public awareness of air quality. This study seeks to analyze the impact of information disclosure on college desirability. To that end, I assemble a comprehensive dataset on admission scores for all colleges in China for...

This paper provides the first causal evidence that hostile activities online lead to physical violence. Given the recently documented relationship between pollution and social media, I exploit exogenous variation in local air quality as the first step to instrument for online aggression. In an...

The world's over 3,800 coal-fired power plants are sources of substantial emissions of toxic air pollutants. This study explores people's unequal exposure to air pollution from these coal plants. It simulates the wind dispersion of pollutants originating from each coal power plant using the...

This paper provides the first causal evidence that hostile activities online lead to physical violence. Given the recently documented relationship between pollution and social media, I exploit exogenous variation in local air quality as the first step to instrument for online aggression. In an...

The world's over 3,800 coal-fired power plants are sources of substantial emissions of toxic air pollutants. This study explores people's unequal exposure to air pollution from these coal plants. We simulate the wind dispersion of pollutants originating from each coal power plant using the...