We investigate the effect of pollution on worker productivity in the service sector by focusing on two call centers in … China. Using precise measures of each worker's daily output linked to daily measures of pollution and meteorology, we find … that higher levels of air pollution decrease worker productivity by reducing the number of calls that workers complete each …

Influenza and air pollution each pose significant public health risks with large global economic consequences. The … externalities. Using instrumental variables based on changing wind directions, we show increased levels of contemporaneous pollution … of pollution control and vaccination campaigns jointly provide greater returns than those implied by addressing either in …

A robust body of evidence shows that air pollution exposure is detrimental to health outcomes, often measured as deaths …, performance, and skills. This article reviews the economic research investigating the causal effects of pollution on "non … pollution can be more challenging to observe than formal health care encounters but may be more pervasive if they affect …

Influenza and air pollution are significant public health risks with large economic consequences shared across the … interacting externalities. Using regional and temporal variation in pollution and disease transmission, we find exposure to more … air pollution significantly increases influenza hospitalizations. By exploiting the random deviations in influenza vaccine …

of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce … pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth. While a … handful of studies have documented the impacts of pollution on labor supply, this paper is the first to rigorously assess the …