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Occupation and temperature-related mortality in Mexico

R. Daniel Bressler et al.

Journal of Human Resources2026https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0325-14131r2article
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Abstract

We investigate how occupation influences temperature-related mortality in Mexico. Using decades of nationwide death and weather data, we find that temperature-related mortality risk varies sharply by occupation. Young adults in climate-exposed jobs experience significantly higher heat risk: a 15-24-year-old agricultural worker is over 10 × more likely to die from heat than an age-group peer in professional/managerial employment. Cold temperatures also increase mortality, especially for older non-workers. Our results suggest that occupational safety and adaptation policies may protect vulnerable workers from death and that ongoing economic shifts away from exposed sectors may moderate future heat-related mortality.

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@article{r.2026,
  title        = {{Occupation and temperature-related mortality in Mexico}},
  author       = {R. Daniel Bressler et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Human Resources},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0325-14131r2},
}

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