Socio-Economic Consequences of Improved Indoor Air Quality in Danish Primary Schools

Pawel Wargocki; Peter Foldbjerg; Kurt Emil Eriksen; Lars  Eriksen Videbæk

Socio-Economic Consequences of Improved Indoor Air Quality in Danish Primary Schools

Pawel Wargocki
, Peter Foldbjerg
, Kurt Emil Eriksen
, Lars Eriksen Videbæk

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Slotsholm A/S

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Abstract

This paper reports an attempt to estimate the socio-economic effects of upgrading the indoor air quality in Danish schools to the level of Swedish schools. The OECD “PISA” score is used to quantify the effects together with the Danish Rational Economic Agent Model (DREAM). The following effects are taken into consideration: a) increased PISA score increases productivity; b) increased PISA score reduces the duration of primary education; c) improved indoor air quality reduces absenteeism in teachers. The results show that improved air quality in Danish schools could result in an increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of €173 million per annum, and in the public finances of €37 million per annum

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Indoor Air 2014
Number of pages	6
Publisher	International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Publication date	2014
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate - University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 7 Jul 2014 → 12 Jul 2014 Conference number: 13 http://www.indoorair2014.org/

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Number	13
Location	University of Hong Kong
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	07/07/2014 → 12/07/2014
Internet address	http://www.indoorair2014.org/

Keywords

Socio-Economics
Schools
IAQ
Productivity

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