Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282369 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10681
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We leverage U.S. county-day temperature variation combined with daily time use data to examine the effect of temperature on the timing of work. We find that warmer (colder) temperatures increase (decrease) working time during the night and decrease (increase) working time in the morning. These effects are pronounced among workers with increased bargaining power, flexible work schedules, greater exposure to ambient temperature while at work, and fewer family-related constraints. Workers compensate for the shifts in the timing of work triggered by temperature fluctuations by adjusting their sleep time, without changing the timing of leisure and home production activities.
Subjects: 
weather
time use
work schedule
labor supply
non-market activities
sleep
JEL: 
J22
Q54
I31
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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