Pollution in Ugandan Cities : Do Managers Avoid It or Adapt in Place?
Developing countries suffer from rising urban pollution levels, with associated negative effects on health and worker productivity. This paper studies how managers in developing country cities cope with the polluted environment. High-resolution pol...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/701341627569013295/Pollution-in-Ugandan-Cities-Do-Managers-Avoid-It-or-Adapt-in-Place http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36054 |
| Summary: | Developing countries suffer from rising
urban pollution levels, with associated negative effects on
health and worker productivity. This paper studies how
managers in developing country cities cope with the polluted
environment. High-resolution pollution measurements were
collected in Ugandan cities and matched with a novel firm
survey. The analysis finds that firms locate in close
proximity to major polluted roads, which bundle a bad
(exposure to pollution) with a good (market demand). Higher
ability managers do not avoid polluted areas; instead, they
adapt to the pollution by protecting their workers through
the provision of equipment and flexibility in work schedule. |
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