הסמינר החוגי Long-Term Impacts of Exposure to High Temperatures on Human Capital and Economic Productivity

On Monday the 18th of October at 15:00 our seminar will host Prof. Ram Fishman, Dept. of Public Policy, Tel Aviv University.

Location: The Porter building Auditorium

It will also be possible to attend the lecture via zoom at: https://tau-ac-il.zoom.us/j/83229921170

Title: Long-Term Impacts of Exposure to High Temperatures on Human Capital and Economic Productivity 

Abstract:

Weather anomalies have a range of adverse contemporaneous impacts on health and socio- economic outcomes. This paper tests if temperature anomalies around the time of birth can have long-term impacts on individuals’ economic productivity. Using unique data sets on historical weather and earnings, place and date of birth of all 1.5 million formal employees in Ecuador, we find that individuals who have experienced in-utero temperatures that are 1°C above average are less educated and earn about 0.7% less as adults. Results are robust to alternative specifications and falsification tests and suggest that warming may have already caused adverse long-term economic impacts.