Extreme Weather Events, Mortality, and Migration. Deschênes, O. & Moretti, E. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009. abstract bibtex We estimate the effect of extreme weather on life expectancy in the United States. Using high-frequency data, we find that both extreme heat and cold result in immediate increases in mortality. The increase in mortality following extreme heat appears mostly driven by near-term displacement, while the increase in mortality following extreme cold is long lasting. We estimate that the number of annual deaths attributable to cold temperature is 0.8% of average annual deaths in our sample. The longevity gains associated with mobility from the Northeast to the Southwest account for 4% to 7% of the total gains in life expectancy experienced by the U.S. population over the past thirty years.
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abstract = {We estimate the effect of extreme weather on life expectancy in
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heat and cold result in immediate increases in mortality. The increase in
mortality following extreme heat appears mostly driven by near-term
displacement, while the increase in mortality following extreme cold is
long lasting. We estimate that the number of annual deaths attributable to
cold temperature is 0.8\% of average annual deaths in our sample. The
longevity gains associated with mobility from the Northeast to the Southwest
account for 4\% to 7\% of the total gains in life expectancy experienced
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journal = {The Review of Economics and Statistics},
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