When policy meets weather:Extreme temperatures and workplace safety

Cristina Bellés-Obrero (), Giulia Montresor () and Catia Nicodemo ()
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Cristina Bellés-Obrero: Institute for Economic Analysis (CSIC), BSE, IEB & IZA
Giulia Montresor: University of Verona
Catia Nicodemo: Brunel University of London & University of Oxford

No 2025/12, Working Papers from Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

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: Temperature; workplace accidents; adaptation policy; climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 J28 J81 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 71 pages
Date: 2025
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