Abstract
This paper is going to find out the impact of smog alerts on individuals’ outdoor activities in Beijing. I use the subway volume to represent the outdoor activities. There are four levels of smog alerts in Beijing – blue, yellow, orange, and, red. The blue one is the lowest, and the red one is the highest. People in Beijing in all do not react to smog alerts in all statistically significant both on working days and weekends. But when combine orange alerts and red alerts together, the results show that people react to severe alerts differently during non-weekend days and weekend days. These results may due to the private cars restrictions during orange and red alerts days. The other possible reason is that people may recognize subway is a relevantly safe transportation tool with less exposure to the air.
Recommended Citation
Shi, Hanjing
(2017)
"How Individuals React to Smog Alerts in Beijing --Evidence from Beijing Subway Volume,"
Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics at Colby: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
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https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/jerec/vol4/iss1/8
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