Temperature and work: Time allocated to work under varying climate and labor market conditions.

ABSTRACT: Workers in climate exposed industries such as agriculture, construction, and manufacturing face increased health risks of working on high temperature days and may make decisions to reduce work on high-heat days to mitigate this risk. Utilizing the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) for the period 2003 through 2018 and historical weather data, we model the relationship between daily temperature and time allocation, focusing on hours worked by high-risk laborers. The results indicate that labor allocation decisions are context specific and likely driven by supply-side factors. We do not find a significant relationship between temperature and hours worked during the Great Recession (2008-2014), perhaps due to high competition for employment, however during periods of economic growth (2003-2007,

SUBMITTER: Neidell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386856 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature