Publications

“The Effect of Pollution on Migration: Evidence from China”, with Shuai Chen and Peng Zhang, Journal of Development Economics, 156(2022): 102833

“Technology Adoption under Uncertainty: Take-up and Subsequent Investment in Zambia”, with Kelsey Jack, Samuel Bell, Chris Severen and Elizabeth Walker (previously circulated as “Uncertainty, Self Selection and the Design of Subsidies”), The Review of Economics and Statistics, 102(2020): 617-632

“The Distribution of Environmental Damages”, with Solomon Hsiang and Reed Walker, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 13(2019): 83–103

“Particulate matter and labor supply: The role of caregiving and non-linearities”, with Fernando Aragón and Juan José, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 86 (2017):295-309

“Implications of Climate Change for Children in Developing Countries,” with Rema Hanna, The Future of Children, Climate Change issue, 26 (2016):115-132

“Does the Effect of Pollution on Infant Mortality Differ Between Developing and Developed Countries? Evidence from Mexico City.”, with Eva Arceo and Rema Hanna, The Economic Journal. 126 (2016):257-280

“Moving up the Energy Ladder: The Effect of an Increase in Economic Well-being on the Fuel Consumption Choices of the Poor in India” with Rema Hanna, American Economic Review P&P, 105.5 (2015): 242-246

“The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico City” with Rema Hanna, Journal of Public Economics, 122 (2015): 65-79.

“Environmental Regulation and Corruption: Automobile Emissions in Mexico City”, Journal of Political Economy, 123.3 (2015): 686-724

“The Impact of Inspections on Plant-Level Air Emissions” with Rema Hanna, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (Contributions), 10.1 (2010): 1935-1682

Working Papers

“Air Pollution and Mental Health: Evidence from China”, with Shuai Chen and Peng Zhang, NBER WP 24686

“Air Pollution and Pro-Cyclical Mortality: Causal Evidence from Thermal Inversions”, with Daniel Hicks and Patrick Marsh

“After the Payments Stopped: The Persistent Effects of Payments for Environmental Services in Zambia”, with Kelsey Jack

“Modal Choice and Income in Mexico City”, with Danae Hernández-Cortés and Chris Severen

“The Power of Perception: Limitations of Information in Reducing Air Pollution Exposure,” with Rema Hanna, Bridget Hoffmann and Jake Schneider, IDB Publications (Working Papers) 11387, 2021, Inter-American Development Bank.

Research in Progress

“Demand for Clean Household Energy: LPG in Rural Ghana”, with Kelsey Jack, Darby Jack and Georgette Osuwu-Amankwah

“Targeting subsidies to the poor: Screening on Liquidity and Time”, with Misbath Daouda, Darby Jack, Kelsey Jack, Flavio Malagutti and the Kintampo Health Research Center.

Contact

Paulina Oliva

324F Kaprielian Hall
Department of Economics