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Do output contractions trigger democratic change?

Burke, Paul J.; Leigh, Andrew - 2010

reduces the short-run likelihood of institutional change toward democracy. Output contractions due to adverse weather shocks …

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The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States: Benefits and Costs of Adaptation

Deschenes, Olivier - 2022

This paper reviews and extends the recent empirical literature on the impact of climate change on mortality and adaptation in the United States. The analysis produces several new facts. First, the reductions in the impact of extreme heat on mortality risk previously documented up to 2004 have...

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The Impacts of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Children's Education Outcomes: Evidence from Vietnam

Dang, Hai-Anh; Do, Minh N.N.; Nguyen, Cuong Viet - 2024

Very few studies have examined the impacts of both climate change and air pollution on student education outcomes, particularly in a developing country setting. Analyzing a rich database consisting of household and school surveys, test scores, and temperature and air pollution data over the past...

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Effects of Early Childhood Climate on Cognitive Development and Home Environment

Wu, Wenjie; Yang, Zhe; Kim, Jun Hyung; Yue, Ai - 2023

Climate change poses a significant threat to the development of young children, but its impacts are not well known because of data and methodological limitations. Using a unique panel study in disadvantaged rural communities, we find that exposures to low temperatures undermine subsequent...

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Temperature Effects on Productivity and Factor Reallocation: Evidence from a Half Million Chinese Manufacturing Plants

Zhang, Peng; Deschênes, Olivier; Meng, Kyle C.; Zhang, … - 2017

This paper uses detailed production data from a half million Chinese manufacturing plants over 1998-2007 to estimate the effects of temperature on firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), factor inputs, and output. We detect an inverted U- shaped relationship between temperature and TFP and...

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The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Temperature Extremes on Birth Outcomes

Chen, Xi; Tan, Chih Ming; Zhang, Xiaobo; Zhang, Xin - 2020

log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight – using a nationally representative dataset in rural China …

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Weather Conditions and Daily Commuting

Belloc, Ignacio; Gimenez-Nadal, J. Ignacio; Molina, … - 2022

the extent that climate projections are less than optimistic, understanding how individuals respond to extreme weather … extreme weather conditions is that of personal travel, including commuting, an activity that is done daily by millions of … workers worldwide. Within this framework, we estimate the effects of weather conditions on daily commuting and travel choices …

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Minimum Wages and Unemployment during Economic Shocks

Merfeld, Joshua D.; Sharp, Matthew - 2023

substantial declines in employment - especially overall hours - in the sector in the wake of negative weather-related economic …

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Temperature and the Timing of Work

Cosaert, Sam; Nieto Castro, Adrian; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2023

We leverage U.S. county-day temperature variation combined with daily time use data to examine the effect of temperature on the timing of work. We find that warmer (colder) temperatures increase (decrease) working time during the night and decrease (increase) working time in the morning. These...

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Temperature and Mental Health: Evidence from the Spectrum of Mental Health Outcomes

Mullins, Jamie; White, Corey - 2019

This paper characterizes the link between ambient temperatures and a broad set of mental health outcomes. We find that higher temperatures increase emergency department visits for mental illness, suicides, and self-reported days of poor mental health. Specifically, cold temperatures reduce...

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