Barreca, Alan I. - In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 63 (2012) 1, pp. 19-34
This paper estimates the effects of humidity and temperature on mortality rates in the United States (c. 1973–2002) in … order to provide an insight into the potential health impacts of climate change. I find that humidity, like temperature, is … an important determinant of mortality. Coupled with Hadley CM3 climate-change predictions, I project that mortality rates …