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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Chay and Greenstone 2005<br />

Conclusion: 1% increase in pollution → 0.25% decline in house values<br />

Clean air act increased house values by $45 bil (5%) in treated<br />

counties<br />

Conceptual concern with short-run market-based methods: people<br />

may not be fully aware of changes in pollution<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 7: <strong>Public</strong> Goods and Externalities 125 / 138

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