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 …

technologies to new sectors and regions. This paper examines the evolution of the temperature-mortality relationship over the … 14,000 fewer fatalities annually than if the pre-1960 impacts of high temperature on mortality still prevailed. Second … monetized value of the mortality reductions on high temperature days due to AC accounts for a substantial fraction of these …

change has taken an essential place in world governance. The relationship between climate change, natural disasters and …

We present a hedonic framework to estimate U.S. households' preferences over local climates, using detailed weather and … 2000 Census data. We find that Americans favor an average daily temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit, will pay more on the …

: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in … temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and other environmental factors. Within this framework, we examine evidence …

. Parameterizing the model, we explore the impact of a worldwide temperature increase of 3° C. We find that the impact on disease …

explanatory power in predicting future mortality and is therefore a useful measure of morbidity. Finally, we suggest that the …

A recent debate in the medical literature has arisen around the mortality effects of obesity. Whereas it has been … undermines the notion that economic growth comes with health warnings. We revisit this debate going over the mortality effects of …