The effect of pollution on labor supply: Evidence from a natural experiment in Mexico City

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-79

  Hanna, Rema ^a,b,c   Oliva, Paulina ^b,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c BREAD ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Labor supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923040242     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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