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Particulate Matter and Labor Supply: The Role of Caregiving and Non-linearities

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dc.contributor.authorAragon, Fernando M.
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Juan Jose
dc.contributor.authorOliva, Paulina
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-15T22:28:49Z
dc.date.available2017-06-15T22:28:49Z
dc.date.issued2017-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the effect of air pollution on labor supply in Lima, Peru. We focus on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), an important pollutant for health according to the medical literature, and show that moderate levels of pollution reduce hours worked for working adults. Our research design takes advantage of rich household panel data in labor outcomes to address omitted variables. This research design allows us to investigate whether the response to air pollution is non-linear. We find that the effect of moderate pollution levels on hours worked is concentrated among households with susceptible dependents, i.e., 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. We provide further evidence of this mechanism using data on children morbidity. Finally, we find no evidence of intra-household attenuation behavior. For instance, there is no re-allocation of labor across household members, and earnings decrease with air pollution.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Environmental Economics and Management
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27239
dc.identifier.issn0095-0696
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27239
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCAREGIVING
dc.titleParticulate Matter and Labor Supplyen
dc.title.subtitleThe Role of Caregiving and Non-linearitiesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.associatedcontenthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0095069617301225 Journal website (version of record)
okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/24233 Working paper (pre-print version)
okr.crossref.titleParticulate Matter and Labor Supply: The Role of Caregiving and Non-linearities
okr.date.disclosure2019-02-28
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jeem.2017.02.008
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/27239
okr.identifier.report118136
okr.journal.nbpages295-309
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryPeru
okr.topicEnvironment::Air Quality & Clean Air
okr.topicEnvironment::Brown Issues and Health
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Poverty
okr.volume86
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