Abstract
Labor is one of the most important factors of production and the basis for the development of social productivity. China’s aging population problem is serious, and the study of the labor supply is of great importance in order to achieve its second centenary goal regarding social development. In this study, four stage mixed sampling was used to conduct a questionnaire survey in the Zhejiang province of China, and 590 valid questionnaires were obtained. An ordered logit model and sample selection model were used to analyze the impact of air quality on the effective labor supply. The results show that the effective labor supply was significantly correlated with air quality. That is, the worse the air quality was, the lower the effective labor supply was, although this relationship was more explicit for people who worked indoors. When air quality impedes residents’ daily lives and even affects their health, it indirectly affects the effective supply of local labor. This paper indicates the causal relationship between economic development and the ecological environment and has enlightening significance for the realization of sustainable development.
Highlights
This paper focuses on the impact of air quality on the effective supply of labor
This study explored the impact of air quality on the effective labor supply and investigated the attitudes and opinions of the labor force in Zhejiang Province toward air pollution
The effective supply of labor is significantly correlated with air quality (Table 4)
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Air quality is strongly related to residents’ lives and health. The urban population and energy consumption continue to grow along with economic development, causing a series of environmental problems [1]. As a byproduct of economic development, air pollution has always existed throughout the process of human development, posing a serious threat to people’s lives. The year 2020 was the final year of the “13th Five-Year
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