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. 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 ta...
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| Language: | en_US |
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Elsevier
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27239 |