Temperature and Economic Growth: Comment on Kiley

David Barker

Econ Journal Watch, 2023, vol. 20, issue 1, 69–84

Abstract: Recent research by Federal Reserve economists has attempted to show that high temperatures decrease the rate of economic growth. I replicate the results of one such attempt, Michael Kiley (2021), and explain why Kiley’s results are flawed.

Keywords: Climate change; global warming; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O44 Q51 Q59 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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