Economic Consequences

Jerzy Sowa; Shin-Ichi Tanabe; Pawel Wargocki

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-7680-2_67

Economic Consequences

Jerzy Sowa^*
, Shin-Ichi Tanabe
, Pawel Wargocki

^*Corresponding author for this work

Warsaw University of Technology
Waseda University

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Abstract

Indoor air quality (IAQ) affects the quality of life by increasing the risks for health problems and reduced work performance. Consequently, different societal costs are incurred. By reducing pollutants elevating exposures indoors, and improving IAQ, these costs can be reduced or avoided. This chapter attempts to summarize the evidence and the methods for estimating the costs and economic consequences of poor IAQ affecting work performance. The value of lost work is discussed considering discomfort and health, absence from work (absenteeism), or working with limitations due to illness (presenteeism). The impact of air quality and other environmental factors on work performed at home is also presented as a hypothesis, but this evidence is limited.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Indoor Air Quality
Editors	Y. Zhang, P.K. Hopke, C. Mandin
Number of pages	11
Volume	2
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2022
Pages	1477-1487
Chapter	51
ISBN (Print)	978-981-16-7679-6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-16-7680-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7680-2_67
Publication status	Published - 2022

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Absenteeism
Benefits
Costs
Environment and public health
Indoor air quality
Learning
Productivity
Presenteeism
Respiratory disease
Societal consequences
Work performance

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