Air pollution and worker productivity

Neidell, Matthew

doi:10.15185/izawol.363

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“…This estimate is economically significant and suggests that the crime rate in London is 8.4% higher on the most polluted day (AQI=103.6) compared to days with the lowest level of pollution (AQI=9.3). The coefficient also corresponds to an elasticity of 0.03 which is similar to the effect of air pollution on productivity of call centre workers in China (Neidell, 2017). demonstrates that using variation within ward yield a strong positive link between pollution and crime.…”

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Crime Is in the Air: The Contemporaneous Relationship between Air Pollution and Crime

Bondy¹,

Roth²,

Sager³

2020

Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Econom

119

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Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author.

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Crime Is in the Air: The Contemporaneous Relationship between Air Pollution and Crime

Bondy¹,

Roth²,

Sager³

2020

Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Econom

119

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“…Many studies have investigated the health effects of PM, which is associated with morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (Pope and Dockery 2006;EPA 2014). PM also negatively affects non-health aspects, such as human capital formation, cognitive abilities, and labor productivity (Neidell 2017;Roth 2017;Shier et al 2019). PM is the most significant threat among the air pollutants in South Korea.…”

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Real-time information on air pollution and avoidance behavior: evidence from South Korea

Geunsik

2020

Popul Environ

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“…For example, interactions between pollen and severe weather events can trigger public health emergencies such as epidemic thunderstorm asthma [9,10]. Collectively, they translate into substantial economic burdens because of the increased demands on health services and reduced workplace productivity due to absenteeism [11][12][13][14]. Further, symptomatic allergic rhinitis, is also associated with impaired learning and reduced examination performance [15,16].…”

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Using smartphone technology to reduce health impacts from atmospheric environmental hazards

Johnston

Wheeler

Williamson

et al. 2018

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Background: Global environmental change is exacerbating human vulnerability to adverse atmospheric conditions including air pollution, aeroallergens such as pollen, and extreme weather events. Public information and advisories are a central component of responses to mitigate the human impacts of environmental hazards. Digital technologies are emerging as a means of providing personalised, timely and accessible warnings.Method: We describe AirRater, an integrated online platform that combines symptom surveillance, environmental monitoring, and notifications of changing environmental conditions via a free smartphone app. It was developed and launched in Tasmania, Australia (population 510 000), with the aim of reducing health impacts and improving quality of life in people with conditions such as asthma and allergic rhinitis. We present environmental data, user uptake and results from three online evaluation surveys conducted during the first 22 months of operation, from October 2015 through August 2017.Results: There were 3,443 downloads of the app from all regions of Tasmania. Of the 1,959 individuals who registered, 79% reported having either asthma or allergic rhinitis. Downloads increased during adverse environmental conditions and following publicity. Symptom reports per active user were highest during spring (72%), lowest in autumn (37%) and spiked during periods of reduced air quality. In response to online surveys, most users reported that the app was useful and had improved their understanding of how environmental conditions affect their health, and in some cases had prompted action such as the timely use of medication.Conclusion: Active engagement and consistent positive feedback from users demonstrates the potential for considerable individual, clinical and wider public health benefits from integrated and personalised monitoring systems such as AirRater. The perceived health benefits require objective verification, and such systems need to address several challenges in providing timely, reliable and valid environmental data.

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Air pollution and worker productivity

Cited by 25 publications

References 11 publications

Crime Is in the Air: The Contemporaneous Relationship between Air Pollution and Crime

Crime Is in the Air: The Contemporaneous Relationship between Air Pollution and Crime

Real-time information on air pollution and avoidance behavior: evidence from South Korea

Using smartphone technology to reduce health impacts from atmospheric environmental hazards

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