PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bressler, R. Daniel
AU  - Papp, Anna
AU  - Sarmiento, Luis
AU  - Shrader, Jeffrey G.
AU  - Wilson, Andrew J.
TI  - Occupation and temperature-related mortality in Mexico
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.0325-14131R2
DP  - 2026 Jan 12
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 0325-14131R2
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2026/01/07/jhr.0325-14131R2.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2026/01/07/jhr.0325-14131R2.full
AB  - We investigate how occupation influences temperature-related mortality in Mexico. Using decades of nationwide death and weather data, we find that temperature-related mortality risk varies sharply by occupation. Young adults in climate-exposed jobs experience significantly higher heat risk: a 15-24-year-old agricultural worker is over 10 × more likely to die from heat than an age-group peer in professional/managerial employment. Cold temperatures also increase mortality, especially for older non-workers. Our results suggest that occupational safety and adaptation policies may protect vulnerable workers from death and that ongoing economic shifts away from exposed sectors may moderate future heat-related mortality.