The discussion paper of the month (see below) presents a remarkable review of the growing economic and epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution, cognition performance and real-world decision making. All by a leading expert of the field, GLO Fellow & GLO Cluster Lead Xi Chen. Further, the paper relates to an outstanding GLO workshop in Hong Kong on climate change and human resources consequences.
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GLO Discussion Paper of the Month: October
Chen, Xi: 2018. “Smog, Cognition and Real-World Decision Making,” GLO Discussion Paper Series 266, Global Labor Organization (GLO). FREE – Download PDF
Abstract: Cognitive functioning is critical as in our daily life a host of real-world complex decisions in high-stakes markets have to be made. The decision-making process can be vulnerable to environmental stressors. Summarizing the growing economic and epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution, cognition performance and real-world decision making, we first illustrate key physiological and psychological pathways between air pollution and cognition. We then document the main patterns of air pollution affecting cognitive test performance by type of cognitive tests, gender, window of exposure, age profile, and educational attainment. We further extend to a review of real-world decision making that has been found to be affected by air pollution and the resulting cognitive impairments. Finally, rich implications on environmental health policies are drawn based on existing evaluations of social costs of air pollution.
GLO Discussion Papers of October 2018
267 New Education Models for the Future of Work Force – Download PDF
by Pastore, Francesco
266 Smog, Cognition and Real-World Decision Making – Download PDF
by Chen, Xi
265 Drivers of Labor Force Participation in Advanced Economies: Macro and Micro Evidence – Download PDF
by Grigoli, Francesco & Koczan, Zsoka & Topalova, Petia
264 A Cohort-Based Analysis of Labor Force Participation for Advanced Economies – Download PDF
by Grigoli, Francesco & Koczan, Zsoka & Topalova, Petia
263 Low, High and Super Congestion of an Open-Access Resource: Impact under Autarky and Trade, with Aquaculture as Illustration – Download PDF
by Schiff, Maurice
262 Brain Drain-Induced Brain Gain and the Bhagwati Tax: Are Early and Recent Paradigms Compatible? – Download PDF
by Schiff, Maurice
261 Labor Market and Institutional Drivers of Youth Irregular Migration: Evidence from the MENA Region – Download PDF
by Dibeh, Ghassan & Fakih, Ali & Marrouch, Walid
260 Public versus Private Sector Wage Gap in Egypt: Evidence from Quantile Regression on Panel Data – Download PDF
by Tansel, Aysit & Keskin, Halil Ibrahim & Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin
259 Does female breadwinning make partnerships less healthy or less stable? – Download PDF
by Foster, Gigi & Stratton, Leslie S.
258 Marriage Market Signals and Homeownership for the Never Married – Download PDF
by Mundra, Kusum & Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth
257 Economic impact of STEM immigrant workers – Download PDF
by Baum, Christopher F. & Lööf, Hans & Stephan, Andreas
256 Does Regulation Trade-Off Quality against Inequality? The Case of German Architects and Construction Engineers – Download PDF
by Rostam-Afschar, Davud & Strohmaier, Kristina
GLO DP Team
Senior Editors:
Matloob Piracha (University of Kent) & GLO; Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University and Bonn University).
Managing Editor: Magdalena Ulceluse, University of Groningen. DP@glabor.org
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