“How traffic pollution affects children’s academic performance: Lower test scores, more behavioral incidents, and more absences” Courtesy of IZA Over 6.4 million children in the U.S. attend public school within 250 meters of a major roadway. Despite a growing body of research on air pollution, academic achievement, and human capital formation, little is known […]
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Indoor air pollution hampers cognition
“Indoor air pollution hampers cognitive performance” Courtesy of IZA Poor air quality not only affects population health but also human cognition, according to a new IZA discussion paper by Steffen Künn, Juan Palacios, and Nico Pestel. The study investigates the impact of air quality on the performance of chess players at tournaments over a three-year period under different levels of […]