Josh Dean Africa (2025)

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  • Noise, Cognitive Function, and Worker Productivity American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October 2024, vol. 16 (4), pp. 322-360. Abstract: Cognitive science research suggests the noisy workplaces common in low and middle income countries can impair workers’ cognitive functions. However, whether this translates into lower earnings for workers depends on the importance of these functions for productivity and whether workers understand these effects. I use two randomized experiments in Nairobi, Kenya to answer these questions. First, I randomize exposure to engine noise during a textile training course at a government training facility. An increase of 7 dB reduces productivity by approximately 3%. In order to study what mechanism drives this effect, I then randomize engine noise during tests of cognitive function and an effort task. The same noise change impairs cognitive function but not effort task performance. Finally, in both experiments, I examine whether individuals appreciate the impact of noise on their performance by eliciting participants’ willingness to pay for quiet working conditions while randomly varying whether they are compensated based on their performance. Individuals’ willingness to pay does not depend on the wage structure; suggesting that they are not aware that quiet working conditions would increase their performance pay. Thus, workers may fail to mitigate earnings losses by sorting into quieter jobs where they are more productive.

2. Joshua Dean | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

  • Joshua Dean is an assistant professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago.

3. Joshua Dean | International Growth Centre

4. Josh Dean, Author at The Atavist Magazine

  • Josh Dean is a correspondent for Outside, a frequent contributor to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, GQ, and Popular Science, and the author of The Taking of K-129.

  • Josh Dean is a correspondent for Outside and a regular contributor toBloomberg BusinessWeek, Fast Company, GQ, and Popular Science. He’s a former deputy editor of Men’s Journal and was a founding editor of Play, the sports magazine of The New York Times. His first book, Show Dog, for which he embedded himself on the competitive dog-show circuit for a year, was published by HarperCollins in 2012. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Gillian Telling, a writer for People magazine, and their two sons.

5. Joshua Dean | The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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  • Josh.T.Dean@gmail.com www.joshuatdean.com. Academic. Positions. University of ... The Review of Economics and Statistics; Journal of African Development.

7. Trip Coach: Oct. 18, 2005 - Budget Travel

  • Oct 19, 2005 · Josh Dean: All flights now go through Johannesburg, though South African Air has in the past offered direct flights from Atlanta to CT. SAA is ...

  • Writer Josh Dean answers your questions on traveling to South Africa

8. Josh Dean - Bio, latest news and articles | GQ

  • Josh Dean is an author on GQ. Read Josh Dean's bio and get latest news ... Africa's great hope might be the most fun-to-watch team in the world. June 14 ...

  • Josh Dean is an author on GQ. Read Josh Dean's bio and get latest news stories and articles. Connect with users and join the conversation at GQ.

9. ‎Josh Dean - Apple Music

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