Too polluted to work? The gendered correlates of air pollution on hours worked
Abstract Air pollution affects workers’ ability to work by damaging their own health, but also by damaging the health of their dependents. This paper draws on 20 years of air pollution and employment data from Santiago, Chile, a highly polluted metropolis, particularly in fall and winter months. The...
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| Language: | English |
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2018-08-01
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| Series: | IZA Journal of Labor Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40172-018-0067-6 |