High returns, low adoption: air purifiers in Bangladeshi firms

Randomised field experiment in the ready-made garment manufacturing sector in Dhaka.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
24 October 2025
Country:
Bangladesh
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Climate and Environment
First published:
4 July 2025
Authors:
Garg, T., Jagnani, M. and Lozano-Gracia, N.

Abstract

The authors year long randomised field experiment in Dhaka’s ready-made garment (RMG) manufacturing sector provides the first causal evidence of air purifiers’ impact on labour productivity and firm profit.

This paper is part of the Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) programme.

Citation

Garg T and others. (2025). ‘High returns, low adoption: air purifiers in Bangladeshi firms’ PEDL Working Paper, 2025

High returns, low adoption: air purifiers in Bangladeshi firms

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