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Hot Temperature and High-Stakes Performance

R. Jisung Park
Journal of Human Resources, March 2022, 57 (2) 400-434; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.2.0618-9535R3
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R. Jisung Park is an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles ()
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Abstract

Despite the prevalence of high-stakes assessments—and the growing likelihood of heat exposure during such assessments—the effect of temperature on performance has not yet been studied in such settings. Using student-level administrative data for the largest public school district in the United States, I provide the first estimates of temperature’s impact on highstakes exam performance and subsequent educational attainment. Hot temperature reduces performance by up to 13 percent of a standard deviation and leads to persistent impacts on high school graduation status, despite compensatory responses by teachers, who selectively upward manipulate grades after hotter exams.

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  • I21
  • I26
  • J24
  • O18
  • Q51
  • Q54
  • Q56
  • Received June 2018.
  • Accepted January 2020.
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