The Light and the Heat: Productivity Co-Benefits of Energy-Saving Technology

We study the adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting in garment factories around Bangalore, India. Combining daily production linelevel data with weather data, we estimate a negative, nonlinear productivitytemperature gradient. We find that LED lighting raises productivity on hot days. Using the f...

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Main Author: Kala, Namrata (Author)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press - Journals, 2021-02-18T13:06:22Z.
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