Particulate pollution and the productivity of pear packers

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 141-169

  Chang, Tom ^a   Zivin, Joshua Graff ^b   Gross, Tal ^c,d   Neidell, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84981313845     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20150085     Document Type: Article

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