| dc.contributor.author | Hanna, Rema | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oliva, Paulina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-18T13:55:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-08 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hanna, Rema, and Paulina Oliva. “The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico City.” CID Working Paper Series 2011.225, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, August 2011. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37366249 | * |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Center for International Development at Harvard University | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/publications | en_US |
| dash.license | LAA | |
| dc.title | The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico City | en_US |
| dc.type | Research Paper or Report | en_US |
| dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | CID Working Paper Series | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-18T13:55:53Z | |
| dash.contributor.affiliated | Hanna, Rema | |
