Air pollution: A systematic review of its psychological, economic, and social effects

Lu, Jackson G.

doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.06.024

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“…Our data span the period from January 1, 2010 to December 9, 2012, with different coverage periods for the two offices. 8 An additional feature of our data is that, during part of our study period, Ctrip performed a controlled experiment to analyze whether working from home affected 6 Nantong is approximately 100 kilometers north of Shanghai. 7 Call quality was assessed based on a 1 percent sample of recorded call transcripts that were audited and scored by an external review team.…”

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The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China

Chang¹,

Zivin²,

Gross

et al. 2019

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

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“…Unfortunately, we do not have access to this data. 8 The difference in data coverage periods is due to a combination of pollution data availability and the time coverage of the productivity data provided by the firm. The Shanghai data sample runs from January 1, 2010 to August 14, 2011.…”

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The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China

Chang¹,

Zivin²,

Gross

et al. 2019

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

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162

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“…Air pollution, primarily by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10 , and the heavy metals therein), has been a years-long fundamental worldwide health, social, and economic issue [1,2,3]. In 2015, exposure to PM 2.5 was already the fifth-leading mortality risk factor and contributed to 7.6% of deaths worldwide [4].…”

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Protective Effect of Breastfeeding on the Adverse Health Effects Induced by Air Pollution: Current Evidence and Possible Mechanisms

Zielińska

Hamułka

2019

IJERPH

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Air pollution is a major social, economic, and health problem around the world. Children are particularly susceptible to the negative effects of air pollution due to their immaturity and excessive growth and development. The aims of this narrative review were to: (1) summarize evidence about the protective effects of breastfeeding on the adverse health effects of air pollution exposure, (2) define and describe the potential mechanisms underlying the protective effects of breastfeeding, and (3) examine the potential effects of air pollution on breastmilk composition and lactation. A literature search was conducted using electronic databases. Existing evidence suggests that breastfeeding has a protective effect on adverse outcomes of indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure in respiratory (infections, lung function, asthma symptoms) and immune (allergic, nervous and cardiovascular) systems, as well as under-five mortality in both developing and developed countries. However, some studies reported no protective effect of breastfeeding or even negative effects of breastfeeding for under-five mortality. Several possible mechanisms of the breastfeeding protective effect were proposed, including the beneficial influence of breastfeeding on immune, respiratory, and nervous systems, which are related to the immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and neuroprotective properties of breastmilk. Breastmilk components responsible for its protective effect against air pollutants exposure may be long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFA), antioxidant vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids, immunoglobins, and cytokines, some of which have concentrations that are diet-dependent. However, maternal exposure to air pollution is related to increased breastmilk concentrations of pollutants (e.g., Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or heavy metals in particulate matter (PM)). Nonetheless, environmental studies have confirmed that breastmilk’s protective effects outweigh its potential health risk to the infant. Mothers should be encouraged and supported to breastfeed their infants due to its unique health benefits, as well as its limited ecological footprint, which is associated with decreased waste production and the emission of pollutants.

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“…Traders on Wall Street have lower returns on days with higher level of PM (Heyes et al, 2016), while baseball referees underperform given higher levels of PM (Archsmith et al, 2018). 3 A number of recent studies show individuals' decision-making effects of PM that point at the possibility that PM reduces risk-taking (Lu, 2019). For example, Heyes et al (2016) argue that one possible interpretation of their findings for lower returns for Wall Street traders is that PM induces these traders to take less risk.…”

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Risk Attitude and Air Pollution: Evidence From Chess

Klingen

Ommeren

2020

SSRN Journal

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Medical research suggests that particulate matter (PM) increases stress hormones, therefore increasing the feeling of stress, which has been hypothesised to induce individuals to take less risk. To examine this, we study whether PM increases the probability of drawing in chess games using information from the Dutch club competition. We provide evidence of a reasonably strong effect: A 10µg increase in PM 10 (33.6% of mean concentration) leads to a 5.8% increase in draws. Our results demonstrate that air pollution causes individuals to take less risk.

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Air pollution: A systematic review of its psychological, economic, and social effects

Cited by 181 publications

References 164 publications

The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China

The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Workers in China

Protective Effect of Breastfeeding on the Adverse Health Effects Induced by Air Pollution: Current Evidence and Possible Mechanisms

Risk Attitude and Air Pollution: Evidence From Chess

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