In manufacturing industries, occupational health and safety measures ensure better working conditions for employees, which may influence their productivity. We study the impact of investments undertaken by small and medium enterprises in Vietnam in mitigating indoor pollution (including air quality improvements, heat and noise protection as well as lighting) on firm-level gross output and value added. We find that the amount invested by the firm in health has a significant positive effect on both outcomes. Given historically poor working conditions in Vietnam, policy implications relate to incentivizing and enabling firms to undertake such investments, on both moral and economic grounds.

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对工人健康和生产的投资：来自越南的证据

在制造业中，职业健康和安全措施可确保为员工提供更好的工作条件，这可能会影响他们的生产力。我们研究了越南中小型企业在减轻室内污染（包括改善空气质量、热和噪音保护以及照明）方面进行的投资对企业总产出和附加值的影响。我们发现公司在健康方面的投入对这两个结果都有显着的积极影响。鉴于越南历来恶劣的工作条件，政策影响与激励和支持公司进行此类投资有关，无论是在道德上还是在经济上。