Adaptation

Climate Adaptation in Distorted Electricity Markets

Rising temperatures increase demand for electricity-intensive cooling, yet in many low- and middle-income countries individuals are making adaptation decisions in electricity …

husnain-ahmad

Steering Adaptation: Firm, Labor Contracts, and Driver Responses to Heat in the Trucking Industry

We study how firms shape workers' adaptation to climate risk. Using real-time GPS and driver-monitoring data on 10,000 truck drivers over 15 months, we show that exposure to …

wenzhi-dave-ding

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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