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Occupation and temperature-related mortality in Mexico

R. Daniel Bressler, Anna Papp, Luis Sarmiento, Jeffrey G. Shrader and Andrew J. Wilson
Published online before print January 12, 2026, 0325-14131R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0325-14131R2
R. Daniel Bressler
1Bentley University
2Center for Environmental Economics and Policy, Columbia University
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Anna Papp
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2Center for Environmental Economics and Policy, Columbia University
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Luis Sarmiento
4Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zurich
5Banco de México
6EIEE: European Institute on Economics and the Environment
7CMCC: Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
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Jeffrey G. Shrader
8School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
2Center for Environmental Economics and Policy, Columbia University
9IZA Research Affiliate
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Andrew J. Wilson
10University of Virginia
11Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University
12Global Policy Laboratory, Stanford University
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