Does temperature affect labor productivity: Crosscountry evidence
Applied Econometrics and International Development, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.29-38, 2009 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: Applied Econometrics and International Development
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-38
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Climate, Cross-section study, Labor productivity, Standardized variables, Temperature
- Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This analysis, by using a cross-section data of 111 countries for different samples of 1997-2006 period and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) estimation technique, tests the hypothesis that higher temperature conversely affects labor productivity in a country. The results indicate that there is statistically significant negative relationship between temperature and labor productivity level of a country and this finding remains valid for all samples. Also we identified that temperature level of a country is the second most contributing factor to the explanation of labor productivity level in that particular country. The most contributing factor to labor productivity level is being a high income country.