When Policy Meets Weather: Extreme Temperatures and Workplace Safety

Giulia Montresor, Catia Nicodemo and Cristina Bellés Obrero

No 1519, Working Papers from Barcelona School of Economics

Abstract: This paper estimates the causal effects of extreme temperatures and a related adaptation policy on workplace accidents in Spain, combining administrative records on occupational accidents with high-resolution weather data. Both cold and heat raise the incidence of work accidents, though with different magnitudes: ice days (maximum temperatures

Keywords: adaptation policy; climate change; temperature; work place accidents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 J28 J81 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-10
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