Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity

Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity

This paper investigates an alternative proxy for individual worker productivity in physical work settings: a direct measure of physical activity using an accelerometer. First, the paper compares worker labor outcomes, such as labor supply and daily...

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Main Authors: Akogun, Oladele, Dillon, Andrew, Friedman, Jed, Prasann, Ashesh, Serneels, Pieter
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT
MALARIA
HEALTH
FIELD EXPERIMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/570501509367049786/Productivity-and-health-alternative-productivity-estimates-using-physical-activity
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spelling okr-10986-286122021-06-08T14:42:45Z Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity Akogun, Oladele Dillon, Andrew Friedman, Jed Prasann, Ashesh Serneels, Pieter LABOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT MALARIA HEALTH FIELD EXPERIMENT This paper investigates an alternative proxy for individual worker productivity in physical work settings: a direct measure of physical activity using an accelerometer. First, the paper compares worker labor outcomes, such as labor supply and daily productivity obtained from firm personnel data, with physical activity; they are strongly related. Second, the paper investigates the effect of a health intervention on physical activity, using a temporally randomized offer of malaria testing and treatment. Workers who are offered this program reallocate time from lower intensity activities in favor of higher intensity activities when they work. 2017-10-30T21:31:14Z 2017-10-30T21:31:14Z 2017-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/570501509367049786/Productivity-and-health-alternative-productivity-estimates-using-physical-activity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28612 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8228 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
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topic LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT
MALARIA
HEALTH
FIELD EXPERIMENT
spellingShingle LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT
MALARIA
HEALTH
FIELD EXPERIMENT
Akogun, Oladele
Dillon, Andrew
Friedman, Jed
Prasann, Ashesh
Serneels, Pieter
Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8228
description This paper investigates an alternative proxy for individual worker productivity in physical work settings: a direct measure of physical activity using an accelerometer. First, the paper compares worker labor outcomes, such as labor supply and daily productivity obtained from firm personnel data, with physical activity; they are strongly related. Second, the paper investigates the effect of a health intervention on physical activity, using a temporally randomized offer of malaria testing and treatment. Workers who are offered this program reallocate time from lower intensity activities in favor of higher intensity activities when they work.
format Working Paper
author Akogun, Oladele
Dillon, Andrew
Friedman, Jed
Prasann, Ashesh
Serneels, Pieter
author_facet Akogun, Oladele
Dillon, Andrew
Friedman, Jed
Prasann, Ashesh
Serneels, Pieter
author_sort Akogun, Oladele
title Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
title_short Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
title_full Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
title_fullStr Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
title_full_unstemmed Productivity and Health : Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
title_sort productivity and health : alternative productivity estimates using physical activity
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/570501509367049786/Productivity-and-health-alternative-productivity-estimates-using-physical-activity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28612
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