• Medientyp: Bericht; E-Book
  • Titel: Productivity and Health: Alternative Productivity Estimates Using Physical Activity
  • Beteiligte: Akogun, Oladele [Verfasser:in]; Dillon, Andrew [Verfasser:in]; Friedman, Jed [Verfasser:in]; Prasann, Ashesh [Verfasser:in]; Serneels, Pieter [Verfasser:in]
  • Erschienen: Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), 2017
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Schlagwörter: productivity measurement ; I12 ; malaria ; field experiment ; J24 ; labor productivity ; J22 ; O12
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  • Beschreibung: 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.
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