TY - JOUR T1 - Hot Temperature and High-Stakes Performance JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 400 LP - 434 DO - 10.3368/jhr.57.2.0618-9535R3 VL - 57 IS - 2 AU - R. Jisung Park Y1 - 2022/03/01 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/2/400.abstract N2 - 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. ER -