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This research explores the origins of loss aversion and the variation in its prevalence across regions, nations and ethnic group. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the evolution of loss aversion in the course of human history can be traced to the adaptation of...
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This paper investigates the long-run effects of climate change on conflict by examining cooling from 1400-1900 CE, a …. We interpret this as evidence that the adverse effect of climate change intensifies with its duration …
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selves have different tastes for time alone, time with family, and time with friends. Weather conditions can change the … empirically by drawing on methods from the household economics literature. The test results support the hypothesis that weather …
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Global warming is changing precipitation patterns, harming communities strongly tied to agricultural production, particularly in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). Whilst the long-term effects of being exposed to rainfall shocks early in life on school achievement tests are...
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We present a hedonic framework to estimate U.S. households' preferences over local climates, using detailed weather and … uncomfortable. These preferences vary by location due to sorting or adaptation. Changes in climate amenities under business …
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of river water. An implication is that future climate change will affect electricity prices not only through changes in …
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decades and relying on plausibly exogenous variation in weather, we estimate how extreme temperatures affect time use in China …
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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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cognitive tests among all the participants in a nationally representative longitudinal survey in China with weather data …
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in the first year of life. Our results provide new estimates of the health costs of climate change and identify …
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