Worker Productivity

Extreme Temperatures

Too Hot to Haul? The Impact of Temperature on Labor Supply and Performance of Truck Drivers

This paper studies the effects of extreme temperatures on labor supply and performance in the heavy-duty trucking industry, a pivotal sector with broad productivity spillovers and …

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Adaptation

Heat Adaptation and Human Performance in a Warming Climate

Labor productivity, human capital formation, and income growth decline amid hot ambient temperatures. The implications of such temperature sensitivity for climate change damages …

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