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Temperature and mental health : evidence from the spectrum of mental health outcomes

Mullins, Jamie T.; White, Corey D. - 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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110448

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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229929

Climate change, agricultural production and civil conflict : evidence from the Philippines

Crost, Benjamin; Duquennois, Claire; Felter, Joseph; … - 2015

Climate change is predicted to affect global rainfall patterns, but there is mixed evidence with regard to the effect of rainfall on civil conflict. Even among researchers who argue that rainfall reduces civil conflict, there is disagreement as to the underlying mechanism. Using data from the...

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Maybe next month? : temperature shocks, climate change, and dynamic adjustments in birth rates

Barreca, Alan I.; Deschênes, Olivier; Guldi, Melanie - 2015

Dynamic adjustments could be a useful strategy for mitigating the costs of acute environmental shocks when timing is not a strictly binding constraint. To investigate whether such adjustments could apply to fertility, we estimate the effects of temperature shocks on birth rates in the United...

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Temperature, workplace safety, and labor market inequality

Park, Jisung; Pankratz, Nora; Behrer, A. Patrick - 2021

Using data covering the universe of injury claims from the nation's largest worker's compensation system (2001-2018), we explore the relationship between temperature and workplace safety and its implications for labor market inequality. Hotter temperature increases workplace injuries...

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The impact of changing climate on children's nutritional status in Bangladesh

Hanifi, S. M. Manzoor Ahmed; Menon, Nidhiya; … - 2021

- 3 years by using weather data from the last half century merged with rich information on child, mother and household …

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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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Does extreme temperature exposure take a toll on mental health? : evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Chen, Yanran; Sun, Ruochen; Chen, Xi; Qin, Xuezheng - 2023

Long-term exposure to extreme temperatures could threaten individuals' mental health and psychological wellbeing. This study aims to investigate the long-term impact of cumulative exposure to extreme temperature. Differently from existing literature, we define extreme temperature exposure in...

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The impact of climate change on mortality in the United States : benefits and costs of adaptation

Deschênes, 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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Unsafe temperatures, unsafe jobs : the impact of weather conditions on work-related injuries

Filomena, Mattia; Picchio, Matteo - 2023

We estimate the impact of temperatures on work-related accident rates in Italy by using daily data on weather … weather conditions on work-related accident rates is larger for men, in manufacturing and service sectors, and for workplace …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014281260

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