Manufacturing output and extreme temperature: Evidence from Canada

Philippe Kabore; Nicholas Rivers

doi:10.1111/caje.12633

journal article Jan 31, 2023

Manufacturing output and extreme temperature: Evidence from Canada

Philippe Kabore

Nicholas Rivers

The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique Vol. 56 No. 1 pp. 191-224 · JSTOR

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Abstract

AbstractThis paper analyzes the effects of extreme temperature on manufacturing output using a data set covering the universe of manufacturing establishments in Canada from 2004 to 2012. Extreme temperature can affect manufacturing activity directly through its impact on labour productivity and indirectly through a change in demand for products. Using a panel fixed effects method, our results suggest a non‐linear relationship between outdoor extreme temperature and manufacturing output. Each day where outdoor mean temperatures are below °C or above 24 °C reduces annual manufacturing output by 0.18% and 0.11%, respectively, relative to a day with mean temperature between 12 ° and 18 °C. In a typical year, extreme temperatures, as measured by the number of days below °C or above 24 °C, reduce annual manufacturing output by 2.2%, with extreme hot temperatures contributing the most to this impact. Given the predicted change in climate for the mid‐ and end of century, we predict annual manufacturing output losses due to extreme temperature to range between 2.8% and 3.7% in mid‐century and 3.7% and 7.2% in end of century.

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Published: Jan 31, 2023
Vol/Issue: 56(1)
Pages: 191-224
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Authors

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Philippe Kabore

Université du Québec à Rimouski

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Nicholas Rivers

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Institute of the Environment University of Ottawa

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Philippe Kabore, Nicholas Rivers (2023). Manufacturing output and extreme temperature: Evidence from Canada. The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique, 56(1), 191-224. https://doi.org/10.1111/caje.12633

Manufacturing output and extreme temperature: Evidence from Canada

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