TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Nauze, Andrea La
AU  - Severnini, Edson
        TI  - Air Pollution and Adult Cognition: Evidence from Brain Training
        PY  - 2021/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14353
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14353
        AB  - We exploit novel data from brain-training games to examine the impacts of air pollution on a comprehensive set of cognitive skills of adults. We find that exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) impairs adult cognitive function, and that these effects are largest for those in prime working age. These results confirm a hypothesized mechanism for the impacts of air pollution on productivity. We also find that the cognitive effects are largest for new tasks and for those with low ability, suggesting that air pollution increases inequality in workforce productivity.
        KW  - air pollution
KW  - particulate matter
KW  - cognition
KW  - cognitive skills
        ER  -