The Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia
We investigate the unequal impact of environmental shocks on high-stakes test scores across income levels to document that climate change will exacerbate inequality. We show that low-income students systematically score lower than high-income students and also have greater exposure to extreme heat. We show that extreme temperatures in the week leading up to the exam reduce test scores only for low-income students, indicating one channel through which climate change will exacerbate inequality.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Inter-American Development Bank
|
| Subjects: | Climate Change, High School, Test Score, Equality of Opportunity, Equality, Social Equality, Educational Institution, Income Distribution, Human Capital, Municipal Government, Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming, I24 - Education and Inequality, Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth, O15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004832 https://publications.iadb.org/en/unequal-effect-temperature-test-scores-evidence-colombia |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| id |
dig-bid-node-33485 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
koha |
| spelling |
dig-bid-node-334852023-06-02T17:35:59ZThe Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia 2023-04-11T00:04:00+0000 http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004832 https://publications.iadb.org/en/unequal-effect-temperature-test-scores-evidence-colombia Inter-American Development Bank Climate Change High School Test Score Equality of Opportunity Equality Social Equality Educational Institution Income Distribution Human Capital Municipal Government Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming I24 - Education and Inequality Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth O15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration We investigate the unequal impact of environmental shocks on high-stakes test scores across income levels to document that climate change will exacerbate inequality. We show that low-income students systematically score lower than high-income students and also have greater exposure to extreme heat. We show that extreme temperatures in the week leading up to the exam reduce test scores only for low-income students, indicating one channel through which climate change will exacerbate inequality. Inter-American Development Bank Bridget Hoffmann Xiomara Pulido Diego A. Vera-Cossio IDB Publications Colombia en |
| institution |
BID |
| collection |
DSpace |
| country |
Estados Unidos |
| countrycode |
US |
| component |
Bibliográfico |
| access |
En linea |
| databasecode |
dig-bid |
| tag |
biblioteca |
| region |
America del Norte |
| libraryname |
Biblioteca Felipe Herrera del BID |
| language |
English |
| topic |
Climate Change High School Test Score Equality of Opportunity Equality Social Equality Educational Institution Income Distribution Human Capital Municipal Government Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming I24 - Education and Inequality Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth O15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration Climate Change High School Test Score Equality of Opportunity Equality Social Equality Educational Institution Income Distribution Human Capital Municipal Government Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming I24 - Education and Inequality Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth O15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration |
| spellingShingle |
Climate Change High School Test Score Equality of Opportunity Equality Social Equality Educational Institution Income Distribution Human Capital Municipal Government Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming I24 - Education and Inequality Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth O15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration Climate Change High School Test Score Equality of Opportunity Equality Social Equality Educational Institution Income Distribution Human Capital Municipal Government Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming I24 - Education and Inequality Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth O15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration Inter-American Development Bank The Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia |
| description |
We investigate the unequal impact of environmental shocks on high-stakes test scores across income levels to document that climate change will exacerbate inequality. We show that low-income students systematically score lower than high-income students and also have greater exposure to extreme heat. We show that extreme temperatures in the week leading up to the exam reduce test scores only for low-income students, indicating one channel through which climate change will exacerbate inequality. |
| author2 |
Bridget Hoffmann |
| author_facet |
Bridget Hoffmann Inter-American Development Bank |
| topic_facet |
Climate Change High School Test Score Equality of Opportunity Equality Social Equality Educational Institution Income Distribution Human Capital Municipal Government Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming I24 - Education and Inequality Q56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth O15 - Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration |
| author |
Inter-American Development Bank |
| author_sort |
Inter-American Development Bank |
| title |
The Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia |
| title_short |
The Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia |
| title_full |
The Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia |
| title_fullStr |
The Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed |
The Unequal Effect of Temperature on Test Scores: Evidence from Colombia |
| title_sort |
unequal effect of temperature on test scores: evidence from colombia |
| publisher |
Inter-American Development Bank |
| url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004832 https://publications.iadb.org/en/unequal-effect-temperature-test-scores-evidence-colombia |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT interamericandevelopmentbank theunequaleffectoftemperatureontestscoresevidencefromcolombia AT interamericandevelopmentbank unequaleffectoftemperatureontestscoresevidencefromcolombia |
| _version_ |
1809108408060608512 |