The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China
研究了中国两家呼叫中心的数据，发现空气污染水平升高会降低工人的日常产出，这一效应在发展中国家和发达国家大城市常见的污染水平下均存在。
We investigate the effect of pollution on worker productivity in the service sector by focusing on two call centers in China. Using precise measures of each worker’s daily output linked to daily measures of pollution and meteorology, we find that higher levels of air pollution decrease worker productivity. These results manifest themselves at levels of pollution commonly found in large cities throughout the developing and developed world.