Goodman, Joshua S.; Hurwitz, Michael; Park, Jisung; … - 2018
We demonstrate that heat inhibits learning and that school air-conditioning mitigates this effect. Student fixed … effects models using 10 million PSAT-retakers show hotter school days in years before the test reduce scores, with extreme … time. New nationwide measures of school air-conditioning imply such infrastructure largely offsets heats effects and passes …