This paper combines a tracking record of prison inmates’ monthly consumption and labor productivity with daily air pollution data to examine the effects of air pollution on consumption decisions through the substitution and income channels. A 10-unit increase in the average daily air pollution...

Rapid urbanization and industrialization has caused air pollution primarily in the form of fine dust. Consequently, various respiratory diseases in humans and social damage have increased. Interest in air purifiers for removing particulate matter (PM) is increasing rapidly. However, multiple...

We provide the first evidence that short-term exposure to air pollution affects the work performance of a group of highly-skilled, quality-focused employees. We repeatedly observe the decision-making of individual professional baseball umpires, quasi-randomly assigned to varying air quality...