Climate change, mortality, and adaptation: Evidence from annual fluctuations in weather in the US

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 152-185

  Deschênes, Olivier ^a,b   Greenstone, Michael ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 80053983353     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.4.152     Document Type: Article

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