Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307364 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11434
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
This paper examines the effects of daily outdoor air pollution variation on student test scores. Using Danish register data for all elementary and lower secondary students, we link home addresses to a 1 km x 1 km pollution grid to measure test day and lifetime pollution exposure. An increase in fine particles (PM2.5) from a very clean to an average day reduces math scores by 1.8% and reading by 0.9% of a standard deviation. Even at low pollution levels, student performance is harmed, especially in math. We find no evidence of heterogeneity by health, socio-economic status, or lifetime exposure.
Subjects: 
air pollution
cognition
test scores
JEL: 
Q53
I21
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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