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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
Anna Papp
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2Center for Environmental Economics and Policy, Columbia University
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
Jeffrey G. Shrader
8School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
2Center for Environmental Economics and Policy, Columbia University
9IZA Research Affiliate
Andrew J. Wilson
10University of Virginia
11Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University
12Global Policy Laboratory, Stanford University
2Center for Environmental Economics and Policy, Columbia University

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Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 61, Issue 3
1 May 2026
Occupation and temperature-related mortality in Mexico
R. Daniel Bressler, Anna Papp, Luis Sarmiento, Jeffrey G. Shrader, Andrew J. Wilson
Journal of Human Resources Jan 2026, 0325-14131R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0325-14131R2
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