Sefi Roth

@sjroth.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Environmental Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE)

Last week I took thirty of our fantastic environmental economics masters students on a trip out to an offshore wind farm. Lots of interesting discussion about renewable energy, plus there was time for fish & chips on the beach. All in all, a great day out!

Revealing real-time indoor air pollution cuts it by 17 percent overall, 34 percent when occupied. Lower-income households face worse indoor air pollution. A $1 subsidy for monitors has infinite public value, from @rmetcalfe.bsky.social and Sefi Roth https://www.nber.org/papers/w33510

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New paper with @rmetcalfe.bsky.social on Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) in London - striking findings! 🔍 38% of the time, it exceeds WHO standards ⚖️ Hits lower-income households harder 💡 Real-time info cuts pollution by 34% during peak times 💷 People value cleaner air and are willing to pay for it 👇👇👇

Robert Metcalfe@rmetcalfe.bsky.social · last yr.

We just released our paper using a field experiment to reveal indoor air pollution (IAP) in London: It’s worse than you think! 🧵with six main results👇 With @sjroth.bsky.social.