{"id":17572,"date":"2017-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2017\/12\/15\/are-we-underestimating-the-effects-of-haze-on-society\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:15:02","slug":"are-we-underestimating-the-effects-of-haze-on-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2017\/12\/15\/are-we-underestimating-the-effects-of-haze-on-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we underestimating the effects of haze on society?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_17573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17573\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17573\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/ST_20171213_ASKNUS_3622734-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/ST_20171213_ASKNUS_3622734-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/ST_20171213_ASKNUS_3622734-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/ST_20171213_ASKNUS_3622734-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/ST_20171213_ASKNUS_3622734.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit &#8211; from the Straits Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Provost\u2019s Chair Professor Chew Soo Hong from the Department of Economics at FASS <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">writes about<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> his latest findings on the effects unhealthy levels of air pollution have on individuals. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Prof <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Chew\u2019s findings show that beyond its negative effects on health, high levels of ambient PM2.5 can also affect decision making processes. In particular<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">, it causes individuals to be more averse to risk over gains. He argues that this explains certain economic trends correlated to haze. For instance, investment behavior where individuals sell stock prematurely to avoid risk, therefore depressing stock prices. He also discusses the implications in other areas of society of this effect on decision making \u2013 such as how it causes a decline in prosociality. One example is the displaying of positive traits such as generosity and altruism, as well as participation <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">in recreational activities. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Prof Chew therefore highlights the need for policy makers to take into account other indirect effects of haze on society. Specifically, he states that policy makers should pay attention to this effect on decision making.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In addition,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> he points to the possibility that increased overall pollution in the environment has had permanent implications on the decision-making processes of individuals. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: black;font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Read his article here: <\/span><\/span><a id=\"LPlnk386324\" href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/the-hazes-effects-on-cognition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif\"><span id=\"LPlnk386324\" lang=\"en-SG\"><span style=\"color: blue\"><span lang=\"en-US\">http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/the-hazes-effects-on-cognition<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Provost\u2019s Chair Professor Chew Soo Hong from the Department of Economics at FASS writes about his latest findings on the effects unhealthy levels of air pollution have on individuals. \u00a0 Prof Chew\u2019s findings show that beyond its negative effects on health, high levels of ambient PM2.5 can also affect decision making processes. 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