Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China
While there is a large body of literature on the negative health effects of air pollution, there is much less written about its effects on cognitive performance for the whole population. This paper studies the effects of contemporaneous and cumulative exposure to air pollution on cognitive performan...
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| author | Chen, Xi Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Xin |
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| description | While there is a large body of literature on the negative health effects of air pollution, there is much less written about its effects on cognitive performance for the whole population. This paper studies the effects of contemporaneous and cumulative exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance based on a nationally representative survey in China. By merging a longitudinal sample at the individual level with local air-quality data according to the exact dates and counties of interviews, we find that contemporaneous and cumulative exposure to air pollution impedes both verbal and math scores of survey subjects. Interestingly, the negative effect is stronger for men than for women. Specifically, the gender difference is more salient among the old and less educated in both verbal and math tests. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1482752025-11-06T06:57:19Z Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China Chen, Xi Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Xin human capital gender pollution air pollution While there is a large body of literature on the negative health effects of air pollution, there is much less written about its effects on cognitive performance for the whole population. This paper studies the effects of contemporaneous and cumulative exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance based on a nationally representative survey in China. By merging a longitudinal sample at the individual level with local air-quality data according to the exact dates and counties of interviews, we find that contemporaneous and cumulative exposure to air pollution impedes both verbal and math scores of survey subjects. Interestingly, the negative effect is stronger for men than for women. Specifically, the gender difference is more salient among the old and less educated in both verbal and math tests. 2017 2024-06-21T09:24:14Z 2024-06-21T09:24:14Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148275 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149491 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150167 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160201 https://www.ft.com/content/dfdf3fa4-d520-11e7-8c9a-d9c0a5c8d5c9 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo; and Zhang, Xin. 2017. Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1619. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148275 |
| spellingShingle | human capital gender pollution air pollution Chen, Xi Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Xin Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China |
| title | Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China |
| title_full | Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China |
| title_fullStr | Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China |
| title_short | Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China |
| title_sort | smog in our brains gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in china |
| topic | human capital gender pollution air pollution |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148275 |
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