#  Jisung Park Research in NYT Article 

 





September 13, 2016

 

 

Research by HEEP Pre-Doctoral Fellow [Jisung Park](/people/jisung-park), on the effects of heat on student test performance, was described in an article in The New York Times, “[Temperatures Rise, and We’re Cooked](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/opinion/sunday/temperatures-rise-and-were-cooked.html).” Park found that students taking the New York State Regent exam on a 90 degree day have a 12 percent greater chance of failing than on a 72 degree day. Heat also affects their ability to learn in preparation for exams, compounding the effect. Related research is presented by Park and colleagues in two HEEP Discussion Papers, “[Feeling the Heat: Temperature, Physiology & the Wealth of Nations](/publications/feeling-heat-temperature-physiology-wealth-nations)” and “[Will We Adapt? Temperature Shocks, Labor Productivity, and Adaptation to Climate Change in the United States (1986–2012)](http://belfercenter.hks.harvard.edu/publication/26200)”.



 

 

 



 

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