Air pollution and academic performance: Evidence from India

[Display omitted] •High contemporaneous air pollution significantly reduces reading and math outcomes for children aged 5–16 years in rural India.•Girls and older children experience a larger decline in reading and math outcomes compared to boys and younger children.•High levels of contemporaneous a...

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Published in:World development 2021-10, Vol.146, p.105553, Article 105553
Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Uttara, Tsaneva, Magda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Academic performance
Accumulation
Air
Air pollution
Air quality management
Bioaccumulation
Capital formation
Childhood
Children
Environmental aspects
Girls
Human capital
India
Inversions
Older children
Outdoor air quality
Pollution control
Public health
School attendance
Teachers
Thermal inversions
Well being
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