Climate Disaster and Cognitive Ability: Evidence From Wildfire
Ran Du,
Ke Liu,
Dangru Zhao
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesWe investigate the impact of wildfire disasters on cognitive health (i.e., thinking and language skills) in individuals aged 10 years and older using 2014 and 2018 wildfire and cognitive ability survey data from China.MethodsWe distinguished wildfires in each county at different wind directions each day by exogenous wind direction changes, and analyzed the effects of wildfires on cognitive abilities through upwind and non-upwind wildfires.ResultsOur analysis shows that for every 10-unit increase in u… Show more
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