Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282679 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16552
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate how air pollution impacts outdoor activity avoidance, leveraging changes in local wind direction in an instrumental variable setup for causal identification. Our findings reveal a substantial reduction in time spent outdoors during polluted days, mainly driven by decreased engagement in employment-related activities. This effect varies significantly across age, education level, usual principal activity status, consumption expenditure, and residential location. Moreover, reduced outdoor time due to air pollution can potentially promote a more equitable allocation of unpaid caregiving responsibilities within households via increased male involvement. Our results rule out information provision as the primary mechanism and remain robust under various sensitivity tests.
Subjects: 
air pollution
time-use
labor supply
intrahousehold bargaining
avoidance behavior
India
JEL: 
D13
J22
O13
O17
Q53
Q56
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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