The effect of pollution on labor supply: Evidence from a natural experiment in Mexico City

被引：352
作者：
Hanna, Rema [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Oliva, Paulina [2 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Harvard Univ, Kennedy Sch, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] IZA, Bonn, Germany
[4] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS | 2015年 / 122卷
关键词：
Labor supply; Air pollution; AMBIENT AIR-POLLUTION; IRON-DEFICIENCY; SULFUR-DIOXIDE; HEALTH; WORK; CONSEQUENCES; MORTALITY; ANEMIA; PRODUCTIVITY; ABSENTEEISM;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.10.004
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Moderate effects of pollution on health may exert important influences on work. We exploit exogenous variation in pollution due to the closure of a large refinery in Mexico City to understand how pollution impacts labor supply. The closure led to a 19.7% decline in pollution, as measured by SO2, in the surrounding neighborhoods. The closure led to a 13 h (or 3.5%) increase in work hours per week. The effects do not appear to be driven by differential labor demand shocks nor selective migration. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：68 / 79
页数：12
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