TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Geruso, Michael
AU  - Spears, Dean
        TI  - Heat, Humidity, and Infant Mortality in the Developing World
        PY  - 2018/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 11717
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp11717
        AB  - We study how extreme weather exposure impacts infant survival in the developing world. Our analysis overcomes the absence of vital registration systems in many poor countries by extracting birth histories from household surveys. Studying 53 developing countries that span five continents, we find impacts of hot days on infant morality that are an order of magnitude larger than corresponding estimates from rich country studies, with humidity playing an important role. The size and implied geographic distribution of harms documented here have the potential to significantly alter assessments of optimal climate policy.
        KW  - heat
KW  - humidity
KW  - mortality
KW  - neonatal mortality
KW  - development
KW  - climate damages
        ER  -