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The labour force in a changing climate: Research and policy needs

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  • Shouro Dasgupta & Elizabeth J Z Robinson, 2023. "The labour force in a changing climate: Research and policy needs," PLOS Climate, Public Library of Science, vol. 2(1), pages 1-4, January.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000131
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    1. E. Somanathan & Rohini Somanathan & Anant Sudarshan & Meenu Tewari, 2021. "The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 129(6), pages 1797-1827.
    2. Joshua Graff Zivin & Matthew Neidell, 2014. "Temperature and the Allocation of Time: Implications for Climate Change," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 32(1), pages 1-26.
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    1. Dasgupta, Shouro & Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z. & Shayegh, Soheil & Bosello, Francesco & Park, R. Jisung & Gosling, Simon N., 2024. "Heat stress and the labour force," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126135, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    2. Robinson, Elizabeth & Howarth, Candice & Zhou, Zoe & Dasgupta, Shouro, 2025. "Improving the resilience of the UK labour force in a 1.5°C world," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 128513, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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