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Alan Barreca is an economist in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. His research investigates how extreme temperatures can harm households, both economically and physically. He has published articles across a diverse set of peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Nature Climate Change.
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How extreme heat determines diets in rural India
While the link between extreme heat and crop loss is well documented, less is known about how this translates to undernutrition – an outcome with long-term consequences for health and productivity. ...
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Alan Barreca
Manisha Shah
Paul Stainier
09 October, 2025
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