Matthew Neidell, PhD

  • Professor, Health Policy and Management
  • Associate Member, Earth Institute
  • Member, Columbia Center for Environmental Health and Justice in Northern Manhattan
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Professor Neidell specializes in environmental, health, and labor economics, with research primarily focused at the intersections of these. His most recent work applies the latest empirical methods to examine the relationship between the environment and a wide range of measures of well-being, including worker productivity, human capital, and decision making. Previous related work has focused on the effect of the environment on health outcomes and avoidance behavior.

Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Health Policy and Management
  • Associate Member, Earth Institute
  • Member, Columbia Center for Environmental Health and Justice in Northern Manhattan

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BA, 1994 Duke University
  • MS, 1999 University of California at Los Angeles
  • PhD, 2002 University of California at Los Angeles

Committees, Societies, Councils

Member, American Economic Association

Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research

Research Fellow, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Member, External Environmental Economics Advisory Committee

Research

Research Interests

  • Biostatistical Methods
  • Environmental Health

Selected Publications

Chang, T., Graff Zivin, J., Gross, T., Neidell, M. The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call-Center Workers in China. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(1), 2019

Graff Zivin, J., Neidell, M. Pollution's Hidden Impacts. Science, 359(6371), 2018.

Graff Zivin, J., Hsiang, S., Neidell, M. "Temperature and Human Capital in the Short- and Long-Run," Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 5(1), 2018.

Chang, T., Graff Zivin, J., Gross, T., Neidell, M. Particulate Pollution and the Productivity of Pear Packers. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 8(3), 2016.

Graff Zivin, J., Neidell, M. Temperature and the allocation of time: Implications for climate change. Journal of Labor Economics, 32(1), 2014.

Graff Zivin, J., Neidell, M. Environment, Health, and Human Capital. Journal of Economic Literature, 51(3), 2013.

Graff Zivin, J., Neidell, M. The impact of pollution on worker productivity. American Economic Review, 102(7), 2012

Glied, S., Neidell, M. The Economic Value of Teeth Journal of Human Resources, 45(2), 2010

Neidell, M. Information, Avoidance Behavior, and Health: The Effect of Ozone on Asthma Hospitalizations. Journal of Human Resources, 44(2), 2009

Currie, J., Neidell, M. Air Pollution and Infant Health: What Can We Learn from California's Recent Experience? Quarterly Journal of Economics, 120(3), 2005