I'm a PhD candidate at the European University Institute in Florence,
working under the supervision of Thomas Crossley
and Andrea Ichino.
My research interests are in environmental and labor economics.
This study provides novel causal estimates of the effect of air pollution on workplace safety using data on the universe of work accidents reported in Spain (2010-2019). We focus on a near-worldwide natural source of air pollution: mineral dust precipitation. The results indicate a day of dust precipitation increases work accidents by 1.4 percent. Our estimates reveal dust events’ overall burden on workplace safety are of the same order of magnitude as those of high temperatures. Impacts are widespread, spanning most worker and accident characteristics, consistent with dust pollution inducing human error across a broad range of tasks and activities. We find significant effects for workers along most of the wage distribution, though we estimate null impacts for those in the top wage quintile. Dust precipitation induces occupational injuries both mild and severe, including those requiring over two months of sick leave.
Presented at: 24th EAERE Annual Conference, KU Leuven; 39th AIEL Conference, University of Naples Federico II; 10th Atlantic Workshop on Energy and Environmental Economics; Workshop on the Environment, Climate Change and Disasters, Gran Sasso Science Institute; SAEe 2025, Universitat Aut`onoma de Barcelona; 2nd Young AERNA Day, University of Girona; 1st International Conference of the Georgian Economic Association; Microeconometrics Working Group, EUI; Norges Bank; Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union
