- Published
- 2021-01-26
- Venue
- Journal of Political Economy, vol. 129, no. 6, pp. 1797-1827
- Cited by
- 640
- Open access
- Yes, hybrid
- DOI
- 10.1086/713733
Abstract
Hotter years are associated with lower economic output in developing countries. We show that the effect of temperature on labor is an important part of the explanation. Using microdata from selected firms in India, we estimate reduced worker productivity and increased absenteeism on hot days. Climate control significantly mitigates productivity losses. In a national panel of Indian factories, annual plant output falls by about 2% per degree Celsius. This response appears to be driven by a reduction in the output elasticity of labor. Our estimates are large enough to explain previously observed output losses in cross-country panels.
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Somanathan, E., Somanathan, R., Sudarshan, A., & Tewari, M. (2021). The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing. Journal of Political Economy, 129(6), 1797–1827. https://doi.org/10.1086/713733
- MLA 9
Somanathan, E., et al. "The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing." Journal of Political Economy, vol. 129, no. 6, 2021, pp. 1797–1827, https://doi.org/10.1086/713733.
- Chicago
Somanathan, E., Rohini Somanathan, Anant Sudarshan, and Meenu Tewari. "The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing." Journal of Political Economy 129, no. 6 (2021): 1797–1827. https://doi.org/10.1086/713733.
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Somanathan E., Somanathan R., Sudarshan A. [и др.] The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing // Journal of Political Economy. — 2021. — Vol. 129, № 6. — P. 1797–1827. — URL: https://doi.org/10.1086/713733
- BibTeX
@article{somanathan2021impact, title = {{The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing}}, author = {E. Somanathan and Rohini Somanathan and Anant Sudarshan and Meenu Tewari}, journal = {Journal of Political Economy}, year = {2021}, volume = {129}, number = {6}, pages = {1797--1827}, doi = {10.1086/713733}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1086/713733} }- RIS
TY - JOUR AU - Somanathan, E. AU - Somanathan, Rohini AU - Sudarshan, Anant AU - Tewari, Meenu TI - The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing JO - Journal of Political Economy VL - 129 IS - 6 SP - 1797 EP - 1827 PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/26 DO - 10.1086/713733 UR - https://doi.org/10.1086/713733 ER -