Hot Temperature and High-Stakes Performance

R. Jisung Park

Journal of Human Resources, 2022, vol. 57, issue 2, 400-434

Abstract: Despite the prevalence of high-stakes assessments—and the growing likelihood of heat exposure during such assessments—the effect of temperature on performance has not yet been studied in such settings. Using student-level administrative data for the largest public school district in the United States, I provide the first estimates of temperature’s impact on highstakes exam performance and subsequent educational attainment. Hot temperature reduces performance by up to 13 percent of a standard deviation and leads to persistent impacts on high school graduation status, despite compensatory responses by teachers, who selectively upward manipulate grades after hotter exams.

JEL-codes: I21 I26 J24 O18 Q51 Q54 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
Note: DOI: 10.3368/jhr.57.2.0618-9535R3
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