Indoor air quality and academic performance |
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| Institution: | 1. Fraunhofer WKI, Department of Material Analysis and Indoor Chemistry, Braunschweig, Germany;2. International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;3. Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;4. Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy;5. Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Spain;6. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (FEPS), University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH Surrey, UK;7. Environmental Flow (EnFlo) Research Centre, FEPS, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH Surrey, UK;8. School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia |
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| Abstract: | I examine the effect of school indoor air quality (IAQ) on academic outcomes. I utilize a quasi-natural experiment, in which IAQ-renovations were completed at virtually every school in a single Texas school district at different points in time, combined with a panel of student-level data to control for many confounding factors and thereby uncover the causal effect of IAQ-renovations on academic outcomes. Results indicate that performance on standardized tests significantly improves while attendance is unresponsive to improvements in IAQ. Rough calculations suggest that IAQ-renovations may be a more cost-effective way to improve standardized test scores than class size reductions. |
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| Keywords: | Indoor air pollution Academic performance Human capital School environment School facilities |
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