Heat stress causes substantial labour productivity loss in Australia

Kerstin K. Zander (), Wouter Botzen, Elspeth Oppermann, Tord Kjellstrom and Stephen T. Garnett
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Kerstin K. Zander: The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
Elspeth Oppermann: The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
Tord Kjellstrom: Health and Environment International Trust
Stephen T. Garnett: Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 7, 647-651

Abstract: Climate change is expected to exacerbate absenteeism as a result of heat stress, with ramifications for labour productivity. Reduced work performance in 2013–2014 in Australia was found to represent an economic burden of around US$6.2 billion.

Date: 2015
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