Too hot to learn? Evidence from high school dropouts in Brazil

Francisco Costa and Diana Goldemberg

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 247, issue C

Abstract: Analyzing 30,000 Brazilian schools, we find that heat exposure increases dropout rates in public schools, particularly in urban areas. A one-standard-deviation increase in hot days raises dropouts by 5.1%. Private schools show no effects, suggesting infrastructure’s role in educational inequality.

Keywords: Education; Temperature; School dropout; Climate change; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 J24 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112157

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