section_path: Effects/Human health/Socio economic impacts
section_name: Socio economic impacts
paragraph_text: Socio economic impacts
  
  The health impacts of pollution have both direct and lasting social consequences. A 2021 study found that exposure to pollution causes an increase in violent crime. A 2019 paper linked pollution to adverse school outcomes for children. A number of studies show that pollution has an adverse effect on the productivity of both indoor and outdoor workers.