Temperature and the allocation of time

Abstract

Following Graff Zivin and Neidell (2014), this paper addresses reallocation of time spent by humans doing activities due to global warming under the Great Recession effects. Time allocated to leisure activities is responsive in the cold weather but not in the warm weather. Time allocated to working is not significantly responsive to temperature changes, neither in cold nor warm weather. In addition, although the unemployment rates increased remarkably during the Great Recession, there is no statistically significant effects of the recession on the relationship between temperature and time allocation.