Replication data for: Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Olivier Deschênes; Michael Greenstone

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BINS10_TMEAN_1090_ANNUAL_IDW200_365_MJ1_1968_2002.dta	application/octet-stream	9.8 MB	10/12/2019 11:40:AM
BINS10_TMEAN_1090_ANNUAL_IDW200_365_MJ2_1968_2002.dta	application/octet-stream	9.8 MB	10/12/2019 11:43:AM
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BINS10_TMEAN_1090_ANNUAL_IDW200_365_MJ4_1968_2002.dta	application/octet-stream	9.8 MB	10/12/2019 11:43:AM
BINS10_TMEAN_1090_ANNUAL_IDW200_365_MJ5_1968_2002.dta	application/octet-stream	9.8 MB	10/12/2019 11:42:AM
DAILY_CC_DATA.dta.gz	application/gzip	369 MB	10/12/2019 11:43:AM
DAILY_WEATHER_DATA.dta.gz	application/gzip	607.7 MB	10/12/2019 11:42:AM
DG_AEJAE_Readme_Replication_Document.pdf	application/pdf	29.7 KB	10/12/2019 11:40:AM
ENERGY_DATA.dta	application/octet-stream	772.4 KB	10/12/2019 11:41:AM
ENERGY_DATA_2010_2099.dta	application/octet-stream	40.3 MB	10/12/2019 11:44:AM

Project Description

Summary: Using random year-to-year variation in temperature, we document the relationship between daily temperatures and annual mortality rates and daily temperatures and annual residential energy consumption. Both relationships exhibit nonlinearities, with significant increases at the extremes of the temperature distribution. The application of these results to "business as usual" climate predictions indicates that by the end of the century climate change will lead to increases of 3 percent in the age-adjusted mortality rate and 11 percent in annual residential energy consumption. These estimates likely overstate the long-run costs, because climate change will unfold gradually allowing individuals to engage in a wider set of adaptations. (JEL I12, Q41, Q54)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      Q41 Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
      Q54 Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming

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