The Productivity Consequences of Pollution-Induced Migration in China
Khanna G, Liang W, Mobarak A, Song R. The Productivity Consequences of Pollution-Induced Migration in China. American Economic Journal Applied Economics 2025, 17: 184-224. DOI: 10.1257/app.20220655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAggregate productivityBenefits of clean airSpatial equilibrium modelCounterfactual simulationsEmpirical specificationsWage returnsSpatial equilibriumEquilibrium modelUnskilled workersRe-sortingSkilled workersProductivity consequencesChinaClean airWageReturnPolluted citiesWelfareAggregationPollutionEquilibriumWorkersSpatial distributionThermal inversionProduction
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