Olivier Deschenes

University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics

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UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random Fluctuations in Weather

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The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random Fluctuations in Weather

MIT Department of Economics Research Paper No. 04-26
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2012
Olivier Deschenes and Michael Greenstone
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Costs of climate change, hedonics, agricultural profits, agricultural production, crop yields

The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random Fluctuations in Weather

FEEM Working Paper No. 6.2006
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 25 Jan 2006
Michael Greenstone and Olivier Deschenes
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics
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Cost of climate change, Hedonics, Agricultural profits, Agricultural production, Crop yields

The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random Fluctuations in Weather

MIT Department of Economics Research Paper No. 04-26
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 25 Oct 2006
Olivier Deschenes and Michael Greenstone
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Costs of climate change, hedonics, agricultural profits, agricultural production, crop yields

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Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship Over the 20th Century

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Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship Over the 20th Century

Journal of Political Economy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 21 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2015
Alan I. Barreca, Karen Clay, Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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climate change, health, adaptation, extreme temperature, air conditioning, mortality

Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship Over the 20th Century

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8915
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 30 Mar 2015
Alan I. Barreca, Karen Clay, Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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health, temperature, air conditioning, climate change adaptation

Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship Over the 20th Century

NBER Working Paper No. w18692
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2022
Alan I. Barreca, Karen Clay, Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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Climate Change, Mortality and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the U.S.

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 07-19
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 25 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2013
Olivier Deschenes and Michael Greenstone
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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health costs of climate change, mortality due to hot and cold temperatures, adaptation to climate change, impact of climate change on energy demand, forward displacement of fatalities, health production functions

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Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program

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Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2016
Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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willingness to pay for air quality, cap and trade, ozone, pharmaceuticals, mortality, compensatory behavior, human health

Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the NOx Budget Program

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 2086
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 17 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2017
Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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Health, NOx, Emissions

Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the Nox Budget Program and Ozone Reductions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7557
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 31 Aug 2013
Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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pharmaceuticals, ozone, cap and trade, willingness to pay for air quality, mortality, compensatory behavior, human health

Defensive Investments and the Demand for Air Quality: Evidence from the Nox Budget Program and Ozone Reductions

NBER Working Paper No. w18267
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2022
Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates

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Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 24 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2015
Alan I. Barreca, Olivier Deschenes and Melanie Guldi
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics
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Fertility, birth rates, seasonality, birth weight, temperature, climate change

Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates

NBER Working Paper No. w21681
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 02 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2022
Alan I. Barreca, Olivier Deschenes and Melanie Guldi
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics
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Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9480
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 16 Nov 2015
Alan I. Barreca, Olivier Deschenes, Melanie Guldi and Melanie Guldi
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and Mount Holyoke College - Department of EconomicsUniversity of Central Florida - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics
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fertility, birth rates, seasonality, birth weight, temperature, climate change

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Will Adaptation to Climate Change Be Slow and Costly? Evidence from High Temperatures and Mortality, 1900-2004

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 22 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2015
Alan I. Barreca, Karen Clay, Olivier Deschenes, Michael Greenstone and Joseph S. Shapiro
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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The Effect of Air Pollution on Body Weight and Obesity: Evidence from China

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The Effect of Air Pollution on Body Weight and Obesity: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Olivier Deschenes, Huixia Wang, Si Wang and Peng Zhang
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, Hunan University, Hunan University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Weight gain, obesity, air pollution, China

The Effect of Air Pollution on Body Weight and Obesity: Evidence from China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12296
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 May 2019
Olivier Deschenes, Huixia Wang, Si Wang and Peng Zhang
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, Hunan University, Hunan University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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air pollution, obesity, weight gain, China

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Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the Us

NBER Working Paper No. w13178
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 03 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2022
Olivier Deschenes and Michael Greenstone
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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COVID-19 Mobility Policies Impacts: How Credible are Difference-in-Differences Estimates?

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COVID-19 Mobility Policies Impacts: How Credible are Difference-in-Differences Estimates?

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 12 Aug 2021
Joakim Weill, Mathieu Stigler, Olivier Deschenes and Michael Springborn
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Stanford University, Center on Food Security and the Environment, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Department of Environmental Science and Policy
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COVID-19, social distancing, mobility, difference-in-differences, researcher degrees of flexibility

Covid-19 Mobility Policies Impacts: How Credible are Difference-in-Differences Estimates?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14682
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 04 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Joakim Weill, Mathieu Stigler, Olivier Deschenes and Michael Springborn
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Stanford University, Center on Food Security and the Environment, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Department of Environmental Science and Policy
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COVID-19, social distancing, mobility, difference-in-differences, researcher degrees-of-flexibility, mobility-restricting policies

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The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Profits and Random

NBER Working Paper No. w10663
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2022
Olivier Deschenes and Michael Greenstone
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration

NBER Working Paper No. w13227
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2022
Olivier Deschenes and Enrico Moretti
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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The Private and External Costs of Germany's Nuclear Phase-Out

NBER Working Paper No. w26598
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 31 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2022
Stephen Jarvis, Olivier Deschenes and Akshaya Jha
University of California, Berkeley - Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and Carnegie Mellon University
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Can Demand-Side Interventions Rebuild Global Fisheries?

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2022
Olivier Deschenes, Christopher Costello, Gavin McDonald, Michael Melnychuk and Anouch Missirian
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), University of Washington and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Demand-side interventions, fishery economics, supply-side management, sustainability

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Climate Policy and Labor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w16111
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 21 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2022
Olivier Deschenes
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics
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A Forward Looking Ricardian Approach: Do Land Markets Capitalize Climate Change Forecasts?

NBER Working Paper No. w22413
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2022
Christopher Severen, Christopher Costello and Olivier Deschenes
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics
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Researchers' Degrees-of-Flexibility and the Credibility of Difference-in-Differences Estimates: Evidence from the Pandemic Policy Evaluations

NBER Working Paper No. w29550
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 07 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2022
Joakim Weill, Matthieu Stigler, Olivier Deschenes and Michael Springborn
University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Stanford University, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Department of Environmental Science and Policy
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Quasi-Experimental Methods in Environmental Economics: Opportunities and Challenges

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Quasi-Experimental Methods in Environmental Economics: Opportunities and Challenges

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11797
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Sep 2018
Olivier Deschenes and Kyle Meng
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
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quasi-experimental methods, environmental economics, externalities

Quasi-Experimental Methods in Environmental Economics: Opportunities and Challenges

NBER Working Paper No. w24903
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2022
Olivier Deschenes and Kyle Meng
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
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Lockdowns and Innovation: Evidence from the 1918 Flu Pandemic

NBER Working Paper No. w28152
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2022
Enrico Berkes, Olivier Deschenes, Ruben Gaetani, Jeffrey Lin and Christopher Severen
Ohio State University (OSU) - Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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Temperature Effects on Productivity and Factor Reallocation: Evidence from a Half Million Chinese Manufacturing Plants

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Temperature Effects on Productivity and Factor Reallocation: Evidence from a Half Million Chinese Manufacturing Plants

NBER Working Paper No. w23991
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2022
Peng Zhang, Olivier Deschenes, Kyle Meng and Junjie Zhang
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and Duke Kunshan University
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Temperature Effects on Productivity and Factor Reallocation: Evidence from a Half Million Chinese Manufacturing Plants

Posted: 24 Aug 2016
Peng Zhang, Junjie Zhang, Olivier Deschenes and Kyle Meng
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Duke Kunshan University, University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

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Climate Change, TFP, Manufacturing, China

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Temperature, Human Health, and Adaptation: A Review of the Empirical Literature

NBER Working Paper No. w18345
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2022
Olivier Deschenes
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics
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Temperature Variability and Mortality: Evidence from 16 Asian Countries

Asian Development Review 35:2
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Oct 2018
Olivier Deschenes
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics
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Asia, climate change, impact, mortality, temperature

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The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States: Benefits and Costs of Adaptation

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The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States: Benefits and Costs of Adaptation

NBER Working Paper No. w30282
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2022
Olivier Deschenes
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics
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The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality in the United States: Benefits and Costs of Adaptation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15448
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Aug 2022
Olivier Deschenes
University of California, Santa Barbara - College of Letters & Science - Department of Economics
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climate change, extreme temperature, mortality, adaptation, air pollution