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Egg-Timer: Environmental Impacts and Development Location: D-112 Session Chair: Sukanya Mukherjee, IWH Halle Germany | |
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The Dynamic Effects of Temperature on Human Capital 1: Tufts University; 2: U.S. Department of the Treasury; 3: National University of Singapore; 4: Smith College, United States of America Little is known about the long-term, dynamic effects of temperature on human capital. We analyze impacts of life cycle heat exposure on school completion using panel data spanning over forty birth cohorts in India, combined with a dynamic framework that incorporates lagged weather shocks and parental investments. Contemporaneous heat exposure systematically reduces grade completion whereas early-life heat exposure is sometimes associated with increased grade completion, likely due to compensatory parental investments. Parental investments also increase with contemporaneous exposure, but these efforts do not fully mitigate heat damages. Our findings underscore the importance of examining temperature impacts over long time frames. | |