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Poor air quality affects chess players, and it might be affecting you too

Workplace Insight

The researchers studied the performance of 121 chess players across three separate tournaments between 2017 and 2019. Analysis of daily air pollution data in China revealed a negative relationship between air quality and stock returns from 2005 to 2014. The World Bank estimates this cost to be US$8.1 trillion (£6.7 trillion) each year.

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