Severe Air Pollution and Labor Productivity: Evidence from Industrial Towns in China

被引：286

作者：

He, Jiaxiu ^{[1
,2
]}

Liu, Haoming ^{[1
]}

Salvo, Alberto ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Econ, 1 Arts Link, Singapore 117570, Singapore

[2] Western Univ, Ivey Business Sch, 1255 Western Rd, London, ON N6G 0N1, Canada

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS | 2019年 / 11卷 / 01期

关键词：

PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL PATTERN; MORTALITY; EXPOSURE; INDOOR; CONSEQUENCES; PERFORMANCE; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1257/app.20170286

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We examine day-to-day fluctuations in worker-level output at two manufacturing sites in China. Ambient fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution is severe but significantly variable, largely due to exogenous atmospheric ventilation. We obtain an insignificant immediate output response from concurrent (same-shift) variation in particle pollution. We then allow worker outcomes to respond to day-to-day variation in pollution with up to 30 days of delay. We uncover statistically significant adverse output effects from more prolonged exposure, but effects are not large. A substantial + 10 mu g/m(3) PM2.5 variation sustained over 25 days reduces daily output by 1 percent.

引用

页码：173 / 201

页数：29

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