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Jonathan Colmer
Jonathan Colmer is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia, and the Founder and Director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. He is also a Research Associate at the Center for Economic Performance and the CAGE Research Centre, and a Research Affiliate of IZA (Institute of Labor Economics), the CESifo (Center of Economic Studies) Network, and the IGC (International Growth Centre).
Jonathan is an environmental and development economist. His research combines data with insights from economic theory and environmental science to better understand how economic activity and the environment influence one another.
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Temperature, labour reallocation, and industrial production
While it is well-established that agricultural production is vulnerable to weather shocks, less is known about how those affected respond or the economic consequences of any responses. Analysing data from India, this article shows that higher temperatures are associated with reductions in agricultural production, employment, and wages – but workers are able to relocate to other sectors such as manufacturing within the district.
