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Temperature and High-Stakes Cognitive Performance
Joshua S. Graff Zivin
Yingquan Song
Qu Tang
Peng Zhang
其他書名
Evidence from the National College Entrance Examination in China
出版
National Bureau of Economic Research
, 2018
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=oXV70AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
We provide the first nation-wide estimates on temperature effects on high-stakes cognitive performance in a developing country using data from the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in China. The NCEE is one of the most important institutions in China and affects hundreds of millions of families. We find that a one-standard-deviation increase in temperature (3.29° C) decreases the total test score by 1.12% (9.62% of a standard deviation) and decreases the probability of getting into first-tier universities by 1.97% (4.38% of a standard deviation). This suggests that temperature plays an important role in high-stakes cognitive performance and has potentially far-reaching impacts for the careers and lifetime earnings of students.
