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Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the … scenarios of continued climate change, while holding population and income at current levels. I find that storm-related deaths … would have risen under most climate change scenarios considered, with increases of as much as 52% or declines of as much as …
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For all climatic regions, mortality due to cold exceeds mortality due to heat. We examine whether cold-related mortality in adulthood varies positively with unusually benign ambient temperature during gestation, using data on over 13,500 Swedes from the Uppsala Birth Cohort Study born in...
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migration response to climate shocks and the mitigating impact of an agricultural cash-transfer program (PROCAMPO) and a …
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This paper studies the impact of climate change on the nutritional status of very young children between the ages of 0 … and household controls are included. We find that exposure to changing climate in utero and in the month of conception … results indicate that climate change has real consequences for the health of very young populations who are in vulnerable …
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, allowing us to address identification issues endemic in the climate change literature related to adaptation and location …
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We estimate the impact of temperatures on work-related accident rates in Italy by using daily data on weather conditions matched to administrative daily data on work-related accidents. The identification strategy of the causal effect relies on the plausible exogeneity of short-term daily...
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High temperatures can have a negative effect on workplace safety for a variety of reasons. Discomfort and reduced concentration caused by heat can lead to workers making mistakes and injuring themselves. Discomfort can also be an incentive for workers to report an injury that they would not have...
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uncomfortable. These preferences vary by location due to sorting or adaptation. Changes in climate amenities under business …. -- climate amenities ; climate change ; quality of life ; temperature profiles ; heterogeneous preferences …
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A critical part of adapting to the higher temperatures that climate change brings will be the deployment of existing …
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We analyze the impact of climate events on migration among a cohort of young adults residing in rural Madagascar. We … that the liquidity constraints from climate shocks that prevent youth migration are more binding for young women who …
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