Concern about the human impact of climate change has led to predictions of how people
living in areas vulnerable to drought, flood, and temperature changes will respond to such …

BACKGROUND For centuries, thinkers have considered whether and how climatic
conditions influence the nature of societies and the performance of economies. A …

Migration is one response to climatic stress and shocks. In this article we review the recent
literature across various disciplines on the effects of climate change on migration. We …

This paper looks at the effects of air pollution on migration in China using changes in the
average strength of thermal inversions over five-year periods as a source of exogenous …

This paper examines how subsistence farmers respond to extreme heat. Using microdata
from Peruvian households, we find that high temperatures reduce agricultural productivity …

Air pollution is a growing hazard to human health. This study examines whether air pollution
affects the formation of corporate human capital and thereby firm performance. We find that …

We study the effects of climate change on labor and capital reallocation across regions,
sectors and firms. We use newly digitized administrative reports on extreme weather events …

Africa is likely to experience warming and increased climate variability by the late 21st
century. Climate extremes have been linked to adverse economic outcomes. Hence …

How do rising temperatures affect long-term labor reallocation in developing economies? In
this paper we examine how increases in temperature impact structural transformation and …

To what degree can labor reallocation mitigate the economic consequences of weather-
driven agricultural productivity shocks? I estimate that temperature-driven reductions in the …