This study investigated the impact of extreme climate events on work absence in Jamaica. To this end, we constructed a quarterly individual level dataset on labor market and climatic data for 2004–2014. We find that while excess rainfall increases the odds of being temporarily absent from work, heat is unlikely to have an effect. The estimated outcome of excess rainfall is reasonable given the possibility of flooded roads, which can impede travel to work. This draws attention to the development of e-commuting policies to mitigate any negative effects on productivity.

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极端气候和缺勤：来自牙买加的证据

这项研究调查了极端气候事件对牙买加缺勤的影响。为此，我们构建了关于劳动力市场和2004-2014年气候数据的季度个人数据集。我们发现，虽然过多的降雨增加了暂时缺勤的几率，但热量不太可能产生影响。考虑到道路被淹的可能性，过量降雨的估计结果是合理的，这可能会阻碍上班。这引起人们对电子通勤政策发展的关注，以减轻对生产力的任何负面影响。