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Dear Italo Gutierrez,
These new IZA Discussion Papers are now available online.
DP 18512 - Grund/Hirsch:
Dirty Air, Dirty Play: The Effect of Air Pollution on Sabotage in Tournaments
DP 18553 - Akay/Bargain/Lomidze/Martinsson:
Gone with the Wind? Climate Shocks, Insurance Demand and Well-Being
DP 18579 - Piseddu/Brodeur/Rose/Sievert/Ankel-Peters:
The Power of Carbon Pricing: A Comment on Döbbeling-Hildebrandt et al. (2024) and Its Press Release
DP 18592 - Fu/Sasaki:
Climate Change and Workplace Injury
DP 18601 - Peçanha/Rocha/Szerman:
The Sun is for Everyone, the Heat for Some: Heatwaves and Mortality within Cities
Please find the abstracts and download links below.
IZA DP No. 18512
Christian Grund, Michael Hirsch:
Dirty Air, Dirty Play: The Effect of Air Pollution on Sabotage in Tournaments
Abstract:
In this study, we examine the influence of air pollution, measured by particulate matter concentration (PM_10 and PM_2.5), on sabotage in rank order tournaments. To achieve this, we use player-level data from German Soccer Bundesliga players between 2009 and 2024, which we link with hourly pollution values on the exact match location and kick-off time. This research design addresses key identification problems in estimating the effect of air pollution on non-health outcomes. Our results suggest that an increase in particulate matter concentration has a statistically significant effect on destructive efforts (i.e. competitive sabotage), measured in fouls committed by a player. If particulate matter pollution measured in PM_10 (PM_2.5) increases by 10 ?g/m^3, the number of fouls committed increases by 0.6% (0.9%). We also find strong evidence that this effect is driven primarily by players from weaker teams (underdogs).
https://docs.iza.org/dp18512.pdf
IZA DP No. 18553
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier B. Bargain, Béka Lomidze, Peter Martinsson:
Gone with the Wind? Climate Shocks, Insurance Demand and Well-Being
Abstract:
We study the medium-run effects of a major climate shock on insurance demand and subjective well-being. Exploiting quasi-random exposure to storm Gudrun (Sweden, 2005) and conditioning on satellite-based forest and terrain characteristics, we treat realized damages as conditionally exogenous. Three years after the event, affected forest owners exhibit a persistent increase in insurance take-up alongside significant welfare losses. These losses are economically meaningful and consistent with important non-pecuniary and psychological costs, including landscape damage and heightened insecurity. Insurance provides only limited welfare buffering, operating partly as reassurance rather than full compensation. Overall, the results highlight the limits of climate insurance as a stand-alone adaptation tool.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18553.pdf
IZA DP No. 18579
Elisa Piseddu, Abel Brodeur, Julian Rose, Maximiliane Sievert, Jörg Ankel-Peters:
The Power of Carbon Pricing: A Comment on Döbbeling-Hildebrandt et al. (2024) and Its Press Release
Abstract:
Döbbeling-Hildebrandt et al. (2024, DH2024) conduct a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of carbon pricing. DH2024’s abstract concludes that 17 of 21 schemes evaluated in the literature produced substantial emissions reductions. A subsequent press release was headed: “Carbon pricing works”. This comment revisits the meta-analysis and examines whether its empirical evidence supports the claims made in DH2024’s abstract and, notably, the press release. We use DH2024’s own approach of accounting for statistical power and potentially biased causal inference in the underlying studies. We show that when these criteria are applied simultaneously and conservatively – which we argue they should be – only nine effective schemes remain, eight in China and one regional US scheme. We emphasize that statistical power is a major issue in most carbon pricing evaluations, because most carbon prices are very low, leading to weak signal-to-noise ratios. We conclude that DH2024’s policy implicat ions and its press release therefore cannot be squared with its evidence base.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18579.pdf
IZA DP No. 18592
Qifan Fu, Masaru Sasaki:
Climate Change and Workplace Injury
Abstract:
This study comprehensively assesses the effects of exposure to temperature extremes on workplace health, safety, and economic outcomes. Using Japanese prefecture-level data on work-related injuries and fatalities (2014-–2019) combined with weather records, we estimate that higher temperatures significantly increase work-related injuries and their associated social costs. When exposed to temperature extremes, workers neither reduce their working hours nor exit the labor force. Furthermore, testing the compensating wage differential model reveals minimal wage increases for exposure to temperature extremes. These findings highlight the need for effective policies to mitigate the adverse effects of temperature extremes in the workplace.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18592.pdf
IZA DP No. 18601
Vinícius Peçanha, Rudi Rocha, Dimitri Szerman:
The Sun is for Everyone, the Heat for Some: Heatwaves and Mortality within Cities
Abstract:
If much of the variation in climate exposure occurs across short distances, then so too might the health consequences of heatwaves and the potential for place-based adaptation. We test this by combining high-resolution satellite data and administrative death records from Rio de Janeiro to estimate neighborhood-level heat effects. Nearly 60% of excess elderly mortality is driven by localized exposure differences. Yet as temperatures rise, spatial variation declines and city-wide shocks become more dominant. Preventive care and proximity to emergency services attenuate mortality, but only emergency access remains protective under localized exposure. Intervention points may thus lie hidden within city-level averages.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18601.pdf
These new IZA Discussion Papers are now available online.
DP 18512 - Grund/Hirsch:
Dirty Air, Dirty Play: The Effect of Air Pollution on Sabotage in Tournaments
DP 18553 - Akay/Bargain/Lomidze/Martinsson:
Gone with the Wind? Climate Shocks, Insurance Demand and Well-Being
DP 18579 - Piseddu/Brodeur/Rose/Sievert/Ankel-Peters:
The Power of Carbon Pricing: A Comment on Döbbeling-Hildebrandt et al. (2024) and Its Press Release
DP 18592 - Fu/Sasaki:
Climate Change and Workplace Injury
DP 18601 - Peçanha/Rocha/Szerman:
The Sun is for Everyone, the Heat for Some: Heatwaves and Mortality within Cities
Please find the abstracts and download links below.
IZA DP No. 18512
Christian Grund, Michael Hirsch:
Dirty Air, Dirty Play: The Effect of Air Pollution on Sabotage in Tournaments
Abstract:
In this study, we examine the influence of air pollution, measured by particulate matter concentration (PM_10 and PM_2.5), on sabotage in rank order tournaments. To achieve this, we use player-level data from German Soccer Bundesliga players between 2009 and 2024, which we link with hourly pollution values on the exact match location and kick-off time. This research design addresses key identification problems in estimating the effect of air pollution on non-health outcomes. Our results suggest that an increase in particulate matter concentration has a statistically significant effect on destructive efforts (i.e. competitive sabotage), measured in fouls committed by a player. If particulate matter pollution measured in PM_10 (PM_2.5) increases by 10 ?g/m^3, the number of fouls committed increases by 0.6% (0.9%). We also find strong evidence that this effect is driven primarily by players from weaker teams (underdogs).
https://docs.iza.org/dp18512.pdf
IZA DP No. 18553
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier B. Bargain, Béka Lomidze, Peter Martinsson:
Gone with the Wind? Climate Shocks, Insurance Demand and Well-Being
Abstract:
We study the medium-run effects of a major climate shock on insurance demand and subjective well-being. Exploiting quasi-random exposure to storm Gudrun (Sweden, 2005) and conditioning on satellite-based forest and terrain characteristics, we treat realized damages as conditionally exogenous. Three years after the event, affected forest owners exhibit a persistent increase in insurance take-up alongside significant welfare losses. These losses are economically meaningful and consistent with important non-pecuniary and psychological costs, including landscape damage and heightened insecurity. Insurance provides only limited welfare buffering, operating partly as reassurance rather than full compensation. Overall, the results highlight the limits of climate insurance as a stand-alone adaptation tool.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18553.pdf
IZA DP No. 18579
Elisa Piseddu, Abel Brodeur, Julian Rose, Maximiliane Sievert, Jörg Ankel-Peters:
The Power of Carbon Pricing: A Comment on Döbbeling-Hildebrandt et al. (2024) and Its Press Release
Abstract:
Döbbeling-Hildebrandt et al. (2024, DH2024) conduct a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of carbon pricing. DH2024’s abstract concludes that 17 of 21 schemes evaluated in the literature produced substantial emissions reductions. A subsequent press release was headed: “Carbon pricing works”. This comment revisits the meta-analysis and examines whether its empirical evidence supports the claims made in DH2024’s abstract and, notably, the press release. We use DH2024’s own approach of accounting for statistical power and potentially biased causal inference in the underlying studies. We show that when these criteria are applied simultaneously and conservatively – which we argue they should be – only nine effective schemes remain, eight in China and one regional US scheme. We emphasize that statistical power is a major issue in most carbon pricing evaluations, because most carbon prices are very low, leading to weak signal-to-noise ratios. We conclude that DH2024’s policy implicat ions and its press release therefore cannot be squared with its evidence base.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18579.pdf
IZA DP No. 18592
Qifan Fu, Masaru Sasaki:
Climate Change and Workplace Injury
Abstract:
This study comprehensively assesses the effects of exposure to temperature extremes on workplace health, safety, and economic outcomes. Using Japanese prefecture-level data on work-related injuries and fatalities (2014-–2019) combined with weather records, we estimate that higher temperatures significantly increase work-related injuries and their associated social costs. When exposed to temperature extremes, workers neither reduce their working hours nor exit the labor force. Furthermore, testing the compensating wage differential model reveals minimal wage increases for exposure to temperature extremes. These findings highlight the need for effective policies to mitigate the adverse effects of temperature extremes in the workplace.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18592.pdf
IZA DP No. 18601
Vinícius Peçanha, Rudi Rocha, Dimitri Szerman:
The Sun is for Everyone, the Heat for Some: Heatwaves and Mortality within Cities
Abstract:
If much of the variation in climate exposure occurs across short distances, then so too might the health consequences of heatwaves and the potential for place-based adaptation. We test this by combining high-resolution satellite data and administrative death records from Rio de Janeiro to estimate neighborhood-level heat effects. Nearly 60% of excess elderly mortality is driven by localized exposure differences. Yet as temperatures rise, spatial variation declines and city-wide shocks become more dominant. Preventive care and proximity to emergency services attenuate mortality, but only emergency access remains protective under localized exposure. Intervention points may thus lie hidden within city-level averages.
https://docs.iza.org/dp18601.pdf
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