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Ambient Temperature During Gestation and Cold-Related Adult Mortality in a Swedish Cohort, 1915 to 2002
Bruckner, Tim A.; van den Berg, Gerard J.; Smith, Kirk R.; … - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333278
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Managing the Impact of Climate on Migration: Evidence from Mexico
Chort, Isabelle; de la Rupelle, Maëlys - 2019
migration response to climate shocks and the mitigating impact of an agricultural cash-transfer program (PROCAMPO) and a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005928
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Does Access to Health Care Mitigate Environmental Damages?
Mullins, Jamie; White, Corey - 2019
primary care may be a useful means of mitigating harm from a warming climate. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179910
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The Effect of Outside Temperature on Criminal Court Sentencing Decisions
Evans, Sally; Siminski, Peter - 2020
Climate change has stimulated growing interest in the influence of temperature on cognition, mood and decision making …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207691
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The Gendered Effects of Climate Change: Production Shocks and Labor Response in Agriculture
Afridi, Farzana; Mahajan, Kanika; Sangwan, Nikita - 2021
Climate change has increased rainfall uncertainty, leading to greater production risks in agriculture. We examine the … highlight the gendered impact of climate change, potentially exacerbating extant gender gaps in the labor market. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658147
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Temperature and Mental Health: Evidence from the Spectrum of Mental Health Outcomes
Mullins, Jamie; White, Corey - 2019
estimates reveal no evidence of adaptation, instead the temperature relationship is stable across time, baseline climate, air … the implications of our findings for the allocation of mental health services and in light of climate change. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141239
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Upside-Down Down-Under: Cold Temperatures Reduce Learning in Australia
Johnston, David W.; Knott, Rachel; Mendolia, Silvia; … - 2021
Understanding how variation in weather and climate conditions impact productivity, performance and learning is of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597360
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Climate Adaptation Policies and Infant Health: Evidence from a Water Policy in Brazil
Da Mata, Daniel; Emanuel, Lucas; Pereira, Vitor; … - 2021
This paper studies how in utero exposure to a large-scale climate adaptation program affects birth outcomes. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597441
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Ambient Temperature During Gestation and Cold-Related Adult Mortality in a Swedish Cohort, 1915 to 2002
Bruckner, Tim A.; den Berg, Gerard J. van; Smith, Kirk R.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884158
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Migration, trade and income
Ortega, Francesc; Peri, Giovanni - 2013
distance (while controlling for country size). Since geography may affect income through other channels, we also control for … climate, disease environment, natural resources, and colonial origins. Most importantly, we also account for the roles of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293104