@techreport{NBERw17302,
 title = "The Effect of Pollution on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Mexico City",
 author = "Rema Hanna and Paulina Oliva",
 institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research",
 type = "Working Paper",
 series = "Working Paper Series",
 number = "17302",
 year = "2011",
 month = "August",
 URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w17302",
 abstract = {Moderate effects of pollution on health may exert an important influence on labor market decisions. We exploit exogenous variation in pollution due to the closure of a large refinery in Mexico City to understand how pollution impacts labor supply. The closure led to an 8 percent decline in pollution in the surrounding neighborhoods. We find that a one percent increase in sulfur dioxide results in a 0.61 percent decrease in the hours worked. The effects do not appear to be driven by labor demand shocks nor differential migration as a result of the closure in the areas located near the refinery.},
}