Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities
This paper examines the effect of air pollution on labor supply in Lima, Peru. It focuses on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), an important pollutant for health according to the medical literature, and shows that moderate levels of pollution reduce...
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okr-10986-242332021-04-23T14:04:20Z Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities Aragon, Fernando M. Miranda, Juan Jose Oliva, Paulina WASTE HOUSEHOLD SIZE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WORKFORCE POWER PLANTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOSSIL FUELS AIR QUALITY WASTE MANAGEMENT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CARBON MORBIDITY LABOR FORCE PEDIATRICS POPULATION GROUPS EMISSIONS POLLUTION EXPOSURE AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE EXPOSURE TO POLLUTION HEALTH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLLUTANT MODELS PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION AEROSOLS VULNERABILITY AIR HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH AIR QUALITY DATA HOSPITALIZATION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS AIR POLLUTANTS PLANTS AIR QUALITY INDEX MINISTRY OF HEALTH PUBLIC INFORMATION DISEASES AIR POLLUTION NEGATIVE IMPACT PATIENTS AIR EMISSIONS SMOKING HEALTH INDICATORS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY EXTERNALITIES POLLUTION LEVELS HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS OBSERVATION VIOLENCE SPECIES AIR POLLUTION LEVELS POLLUTION COST OF POLLUTION NATURAL RESOURCES INTERVIEW RESPIRATORY DISEASE MORTALITY ELDERLY AEROSOL RESPECT POINT SOURCES PROGRESS RESOURCES PARTICULATE MATTER HOUSEHOLD LEVEL PARTICLE POLLUTION HUMAN CAPITAL INFANT AMBIENT AIR LEAD TRANSPORTATION COMPLIANCE WORKERS WAGES POLICIES INDUSTRIAL SITES VALUES WAGE RIGIDITY POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ELASTICITIES QUALITY STANDARDS HEALTH OUTCOMES POLLUTANTS ELECTRICITY GENERATION URBAN AREA MOTOR VEHICLES MEASUREMENT CARBON MONOXIDE POPULATIONS ENVIRONMENT MOTHER SICK LEAVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ECONOMICS INFANT HEALTH POLICY DOSE-RESPONSE HUMAN HEALTH AIR POLLUTANT AIR TEMPERATURE TRADE NATURAL GAS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILDREN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AIR QUALITY STANDARDS COMBUSTION HEALTH PROBLEMS METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OZONE CHEMICAL REACTIONS ILLNESS RESPIRATORY DISEASES POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY SULFUR DIOXIDE PARTICULATE POLLUTION POLICY RESEARCH STRATEGY EPIDEMIOLOGY SIBLINGS ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR MARKETS ILLNESSES AIR POLLUTION DATA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LUNG DISEASE DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY NITROGEN DIOXIDE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES This paper examines the effect of air pollution on labor supply in Lima, Peru. It focuses on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), an important pollutant for health according to the medical literature, and shows that moderate levels of pollution reduce hours worked for working adults. The research design takes advantage of rich household panel data in labor outcomes to address omitted variables and allows investigation of whether the response to air pollution is non-linear. The analysis finds that the effect of moderate pollution levels on hours worked is concentrated among households with susceptible dependents, that is small children and elderly adults, while the highest concentrations affect all households. This suggests that caregiving is likely a mechanism linking air pollution to labor supply at moderate levels. Further evidence of this mechanism is provided using DHS data on children morbidity for the same time period. Finally, no evidence is found of intra-household attenuation behavior. For instance, there is no re-allocation of labor across household members, and earnings decrease with air pollution. 2016-05-04T21:32:38Z 2016-05-04T21:32:38Z 2016-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26294380/particulate-matter-labor-supply-role-caregiving-non-linearities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24233 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7658 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Peru |
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WASTE HOUSEHOLD SIZE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WORKFORCE POWER PLANTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOSSIL FUELS AIR QUALITY WASTE MANAGEMENT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CARBON MORBIDITY LABOR FORCE PEDIATRICS POPULATION GROUPS EMISSIONS POLLUTION EXPOSURE AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE EXPOSURE TO POLLUTION HEALTH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLLUTANT MODELS PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION AEROSOLS VULNERABILITY AIR HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH AIR QUALITY DATA HOSPITALIZATION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS AIR POLLUTANTS PLANTS AIR QUALITY INDEX MINISTRY OF HEALTH PUBLIC INFORMATION DISEASES AIR POLLUTION NEGATIVE IMPACT PATIENTS AIR EMISSIONS SMOKING HEALTH INDICATORS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY EXTERNALITIES POLLUTION LEVELS HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS OBSERVATION VIOLENCE SPECIES AIR POLLUTION LEVELS POLLUTION COST OF POLLUTION NATURAL RESOURCES INTERVIEW RESPIRATORY DISEASE MORTALITY ELDERLY AEROSOL RESPECT POINT SOURCES PROGRESS RESOURCES PARTICULATE MATTER HOUSEHOLD LEVEL PARTICLE POLLUTION HUMAN CAPITAL INFANT AMBIENT AIR LEAD TRANSPORTATION COMPLIANCE WORKERS WAGES POLICIES INDUSTRIAL SITES VALUES WAGE RIGIDITY POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ELASTICITIES QUALITY STANDARDS HEALTH OUTCOMES POLLUTANTS ELECTRICITY GENERATION URBAN AREA MOTOR VEHICLES MEASUREMENT CARBON MONOXIDE POPULATIONS ENVIRONMENT MOTHER SICK LEAVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ECONOMICS INFANT HEALTH POLICY DOSE-RESPONSE HUMAN HEALTH AIR POLLUTANT AIR TEMPERATURE TRADE NATURAL GAS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILDREN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AIR QUALITY STANDARDS COMBUSTION HEALTH PROBLEMS METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OZONE CHEMICAL REACTIONS ILLNESS RESPIRATORY DISEASES POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY SULFUR DIOXIDE PARTICULATE POLLUTION POLICY RESEARCH STRATEGY EPIDEMIOLOGY SIBLINGS ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR MARKETS ILLNESSES AIR POLLUTION DATA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LUNG DISEASE DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY NITROGEN DIOXIDE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES |
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WASTE HOUSEHOLD SIZE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WORKFORCE POWER PLANTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOSSIL FUELS AIR QUALITY WASTE MANAGEMENT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CARBON MORBIDITY LABOR FORCE PEDIATRICS POPULATION GROUPS EMISSIONS POLLUTION EXPOSURE AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE EXPOSURE TO POLLUTION HEALTH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLLUTANT MODELS PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION AEROSOLS VULNERABILITY AIR HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH AIR QUALITY DATA HOSPITALIZATION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS AIR POLLUTANTS PLANTS AIR QUALITY INDEX MINISTRY OF HEALTH PUBLIC INFORMATION DISEASES AIR POLLUTION NEGATIVE IMPACT PATIENTS AIR EMISSIONS SMOKING HEALTH INDICATORS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY EXTERNALITIES POLLUTION LEVELS HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS OBSERVATION VIOLENCE SPECIES AIR POLLUTION LEVELS POLLUTION COST OF POLLUTION NATURAL RESOURCES INTERVIEW RESPIRATORY DISEASE MORTALITY ELDERLY AEROSOL RESPECT POINT SOURCES PROGRESS RESOURCES PARTICULATE MATTER HOUSEHOLD LEVEL PARTICLE POLLUTION HUMAN CAPITAL INFANT AMBIENT AIR LEAD TRANSPORTATION COMPLIANCE WORKERS WAGES POLICIES INDUSTRIAL SITES VALUES WAGE RIGIDITY POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION ELASTICITIES QUALITY STANDARDS HEALTH OUTCOMES POLLUTANTS ELECTRICITY GENERATION URBAN AREA MOTOR VEHICLES MEASUREMENT CARBON MONOXIDE POPULATIONS ENVIRONMENT MOTHER SICK LEAVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ECONOMICS INFANT HEALTH POLICY DOSE-RESPONSE HUMAN HEALTH AIR POLLUTANT AIR TEMPERATURE TRADE NATURAL GAS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHILDREN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AIR QUALITY STANDARDS COMBUSTION HEALTH PROBLEMS METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OZONE CHEMICAL REACTIONS ILLNESS RESPIRATORY DISEASES POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY SULFUR DIOXIDE PARTICULATE POLLUTION POLICY RESEARCH STRATEGY EPIDEMIOLOGY SIBLINGS ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR MARKETS ILLNESSES AIR POLLUTION DATA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LUNG DISEASE DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY NITROGEN DIOXIDE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES Aragon, Fernando M. Miranda, Juan Jose Oliva, Paulina Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities |
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Latin America & Caribbean Peru |
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This paper examines the effect of air
pollution on labor supply in Lima, Peru. It focuses on fine
particulate matter (PM2.5), an important pollutant for
health according to the medical literature, and shows that
moderate levels of pollution reduce hours worked for working
adults. The research design takes advantage of rich
household panel data in labor outcomes to address omitted
variables and allows investigation of whether the response
to air pollution is non-linear. The analysis finds that the
effect of moderate pollution levels on hours worked is
concentrated among households with susceptible dependents,
that is small children and elderly adults, while the highest
concentrations affect all households. This suggests that
caregiving is likely a mechanism linking air pollution to
labor supply at moderate levels. Further evidence of this
mechanism is provided using DHS data on children morbidity
for the same time period. Finally, no evidence is found of
intra-household attenuation behavior. For instance, there is
no re-allocation of labor across household members, and
earnings decrease with air pollution. |
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Working Paper |
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Aragon, Fernando M. Miranda, Juan Jose Oliva, Paulina |
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Aragon, Fernando M. Miranda, Juan Jose Oliva, Paulina |
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Aragon, Fernando M. |
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Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities |
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Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities |
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Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities |
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Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities |
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Particulate Matter and Labor Supply : The Role of Caregiving and Non-Linearities |
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particulate matter and labor supply : the role of caregiving and non-linearities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26294380/particulate-matter-labor-supply-role-caregiving-non-linearities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24233 |
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