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Edward Miguel

Distinguished Professor of Economics, Oxfam Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics, & Faculty co-Director of the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)

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Air pollution clouds the mind: Evidence from real-time monitoring in Kenya

Xuqian Ma, Michelle Layvant, Edward Miguel, Eric Ochieng, Ajay Pillarisetti, Michael Walker
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Exposure to fine particulate matter during cognitive assessments lowered adult cognitive performance in Kenya, and coarser pollution measures missed much of this short-run variation.

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