RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Occupation and temperature-related mortality in Mexico
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0325-14131R2
DO 10.3368/jhr.0325-14131R2
A1 Bressler, R. Daniel
A1 Papp, Anna
A1 Sarmiento, Luis
A1 Shrader, Jeffrey G.
A1 Wilson, Andrew J.
YR 2026
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2026/01/07/jhr.0325-14131R2.abstract
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.