This is Air: The "Non-Health" Effects of Air Pollution

Sandra Aguilar-Gomez, Holt Dwyer, Joshua Graff Zivin and Matthew Neidell

No 29848, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: A robust body of evidence shows that air pollution exposure is detrimental to health outcomes, often measured as deaths and hospitalizations. This literature has focused less on subclinical channels that nonetheless impact behavior, performance, and skills. This article reviews the economic research investigating the causal effects of pollution on "non-health" endpoints, including labor productivity, cognitive performance, and multiple forms of decision making. Subclinical effects of pollution can be more challenging to observe than formal health care encounters but may be more pervasive if they affect otherwise healthy people. The wide variety of possible impacts of pollution should be informed by plausible mechanisms and require appropriate hypothesis testing to limit false discovery. Finally, any detected effects of pollution, both in the short and long run, may be dampened by costly efforts to avoid exposure ex-ante and remediate its impacts ex-post; these costs must be considered for a full welfare analysis

JEL-codes: I12 I31 J22 J24 Q51 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-03
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Published as Sandra Aguilar-Gomez & Holt Dwyer & Joshua Graff Zivin & Matthew Neidell, 2022. "This Is Air: The "Nonhealth" Effects of Air Pollution," Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 14(1), pages 403-425, October.

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