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Dirty air from wildfires casts a cloud over household finances


Abstract: Using California's Camp Fire as a natural laboratory, this article examines the effects of both fire and smoke-related air pollution on household credit card spending and repayment.

Keywords: Air Pollution; Credit Cards; household finances;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Source: Dallas Fed Economics

Publication Date: 2024-09-24