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Determinants of Heat Risk in an Aging Population: A Machine Learning Approach

Klauber, Hannah; Koch, Nicolas - 2023

population over 65 years of age. Using administrative insurance claims data and a machine-learning-based regression model, we …

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The Short-Term Population Health Effects of Weather and Pollution: Implications of Climate Change

Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Schmitt, Maike; Karlsson, Martin - 2013

This study comprehensively assesses the immediate effects of extreme weather conditions and high concentrations of … hospital admissions, along with all 8 million deaths, with weather and pollution data reported at the day-county level. Extreme … simultaneous weather and pollution conditions. We find strong evidence for harvesting, and that the instantaneous heat …

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The Short-Term Population Health Effects of Weather and Pollution: Implications of Climate Change

Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Schmitt, Maike; Karlsson, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

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Climate Risk and Beliefs in New York Floodplains

Gibson, Matthew; Mullins, Jamie - 2020

-2017, we estimate the price effects of three flood risk signals: 1) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, which … reduced-form estimates into the effects of insurance premium changes and belief updating. Results suggest the new maps induced … belief changes comparable to those from insurance reform. …

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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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Willingness to Pay for Carbon Mitigation: Field Evidence from the Market for Carbon Offsets

Rodemeier, Matthias - 2023

What do markets for voluntary climate protection imply about people's valuations of en- vironmental protection? I study this question in a large-scale field experiment (N=255,000) with a delivery service, where customers are offered carbon offsets that compensate for emissions. To estimate...

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Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance

Zhang, Xin; Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2023

cognitive tests among all the participants in a nationally representative longitudinal survey in China with weather data …

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"Invisible Killer": Seasonal Allergies and Accidents

Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2023

Although at least 400 million people suffer from seasonal allergies worldwide, the adverse effects of pollen on "non-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with...

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The Impact of High Temperatures on Performance in Work-Related Activities

Picchio, Matteo; van Ours, Jan C. - 2023

High temperatures can have a negative effect on work-related activities. Labor productivity may go down because mental health or physical health is worse when it is too warm. Workers may experience difficulties concentrating or they have to reduce effort in order to cope with heat. We...

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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

This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes – specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight – using a nationally representative dataset in rural China. During the span of our data (i.e., 1991–2000), indoor...

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