Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/270972 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1280
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
We estimate the impact of temperatures on work-related accident rates in Italy by using daily data on weather conditions matched to administrative daily data on work-related accidents. The identification strategy of the causal effect relies on the plausible exogeneity of short-term daily temperature variations in a given spatial unit. We find that both high and cold temperatures impair occupational health by increasing workplace injury rates. The positive effect of warmer weather conditions on work-related accident rates is larger for men, in manufacturing and service sectors, and for workplace injuries. Colder temperatures lead to a substantial increase in commuting accidents, especially during rainy days.
Subjects: 
climate change
temperatures
weather conditions
work-related accidents
job safety
JEL: 
J28
J81
Q52
Q54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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