Extreme Temperatures and Time-Use in China

Teevrat Garg (), Matthew Gibson and Fanglin Sun ()
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Teevrat Garg: University of California, San Diego
Fanglin Sun: University of California, San Diego

No 12372, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: How do people in developing countries respond to extreme temperatures? Using individual-level panel data over two decades and relying on plausibly exogenous variation in weather, we estimate how extreme temperatures affect time use in China. Extreme temperatures reduce time spent working, and this effect is largest for female farmers. Hot days reduce time spent by women on outdoor chores, but we find no such effects for men. Finally, hot days dramatically reduce time spent on childcare, reflecting large effects on home production. Taken together, our results suggest time use is an important margin of response to extreme temperatures.

Keywords: gender; time use; extreme weather (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H53 O13 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2019-05
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Published - published as 'Extreme temperatures and time use in China' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020, 180, 309 - 324.

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