The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico City /
Hanna, Rema.
The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico City / Rema Hanna, Paulina Oliva. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2011. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w17302 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w17302. .
August 2011.
Moderate effects of pollution on health may exert an important influence on labor market decisions. We exploit exogenous variation in pollution due to the closure of a large refinery in Mexico City to understand how pollution impacts labor supply. The closure led to an 8 percent decline in pollution in the surrounding neighborhoods. We find that a one percent increase in sulfur dioxide results in a 0.61 percent decrease in the hours worked. The effects do not appear to be driven by labor demand shocks nor differential migration as a result of the closure in the areas located near the refinery.
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The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico City / Rema Hanna, Paulina Oliva. - Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2011. - 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white); - NBER working paper series no. w17302 . - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w17302. .
August 2011.
Moderate effects of pollution on health may exert an important influence on labor market decisions. We exploit exogenous variation in pollution due to the closure of a large refinery in Mexico City to understand how pollution impacts labor supply. The closure led to an 8 percent decline in pollution in the surrounding neighborhoods. We find that a one percent increase in sulfur dioxide results in a 0.61 percent decrease in the hours worked. The effects do not appear to be driven by labor demand shocks nor differential migration as a result of the closure in the areas located near the refinery.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.