The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China

Published:2019-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:11 Page:151-172
ISSN:1945-7782
Container-title:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
language:en
Short-container-title:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Author:

Chang Tom Y.¹,Graff Zivin Joshua²,Gross Tal³,Neidell Matthew⁴

Affiliation:

1. University of Southern California, 701 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90089 (email: )

2. University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (email: )

3. Boston University, 595 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 and NBER (email: )

4. Columbia University, 722 W. 168th St, NY, NY 10032 and NBER (email: )

Abstract

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. These results manifest themselves at levels of pollution commonly found in large cities throughout the developing and developed world. (JEL J24, L84, O13, P23, P28, Q51, Q53)

Publisher

American Economic Association

Subject

General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Link

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/app.20160436

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