Climate Change and Labor Productivity


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The Effect of Climate Change on Labor Productivity

This graph tracks various metrics on productivity of labor under the stress of increased heat and humidity. Indicated are negative impacts on : psychological performance (reaction time, memory tasks, etc. ); ability to safely perform heavy labour;The Effect of Climate Change on Labor Productivity

 

Effects of climate change on combined labour productivity and supply: an empirical, multi-model study 

Shouro Dasgupta, PhD, Nicole van Maanen, MSc, Prof Simon N Gosling, PhD, Franziska Piontek, PhD, Christian Otto, PhD, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, PhD 

The Lancet Planetary Health 

Volume 5 Issue 7 Pages e455-e465 (July 2021)

DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00170-4

*The art is derived from Figure A.

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