Abstract：
There is a knowledge gap on how ground-level particulate pollution affects labor productivity in emerging nations due to a lack of study, especially when it comes to outdoor work settings like couriers in the express delivery industry. Combining findings from two research projects, this paper examines the socioeconomic consequences of particulate matter and ground-level particulate pollution. Special panel dataset from China\'s express delivery companies are used, we study how particulate pollution affects courier productivity. The instrumental variable of our analysis was built by particulate pollution data from upwind towns. Moreover, a comparable rise in particulate levels during the 30 days caused a significant 23.7% decline in worker productivity. This draws attention to a neglected area of the economic effects of particulate pollution, especially in underdeveloped countries. Our results also highlight the wider health hazards connected to outdoor activities in high-pollution locations, drawing comparisons on outdoor exercisers and particulate matter concentrations. The critical need for coordinated policy attention addressing both ground-level Particulate and particle matters in developing nations is highlighted by the increased risk of lung function impairment among outdoor exercisers owing to excessive particulate matter concentrations. The interrelated risks that air pollution poses to public health and economic productivity are clarified by this Comprehensive viewpoint.
摘要：
由于缺乏研究，关于地面颗粒物污染如何影响新兴国家的劳动生产率存在知识差距，特别是在快递行业的快递员等户外工作环境中。结合两个研究项目的发现，本文研究了颗粒物和地面颗粒物污染的社会经济后果。使用来自中国快递公司的特殊面板数据集，我们研究颗粒物污染如何影响快递生产力。我们分析的工具变量是由逆风城镇的颗粒物污染数据建立的。此外，在30天内，颗粒物含量的相当上升导致工人生产率显著下降了23.7%。这引起了人们对颗粒污染的经济影响的忽视领域的关注，尤其是在不发达国家。我们的结果还强调了与高污染地区的户外活动有关的更广泛的健康危害，比较户外运动者和颗粒物浓度。由于颗粒物浓度过高，户外锻炼者肺功能受损的风险增加，突显了发展中国家应对地面颗粒物和颗粒物问题的协调政策关注的迫切需要。空气污染对公共卫生和经济生产力造成的相互关联的风险由这一综合观点阐明。
