• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Productivity and Health: Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
  • Contributor: Akogun, Oladele [Author]; Dillon, Andrew [Author]; Friedman, Jed [Author]; Prasann, Ashesh [Author]; Serneels, Pieter [Author]
  • Published: Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), 2017
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: productivity measurement ; I12 ; malaria ; field experiment ; J24 ; labor productivity ; J22 ; O12
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  • Description: This paper investigates an alternative proxy for individual worker productivity in physical work settings: a direct measure of physical activity using an accelerometer. First, the paper compares worker labor outcomes, such as labor supply and daily productivity obtained from firm personnel data, with physical activity; they are strongly related. Second, the paper investigates the effect of a health intervention on physical activity, using a temporally randomized offer of malaria testing and treatment. Workers who are offered this program reallocate time from lower intensity activities in favor of higher intensity activities when they work.
  • Access State: Open Access