Temperature, climate change, and human conception rates: evidence from Hungary

Abstract In this paper, we examine the relationship between temperature and human conception rates project impacts of climate change by mid-twenty-first century. Using complete administrative data on 6.8 million pregnancies 1980 2015 in Hungary, show that exposure to hot temperatures reduces rate first few weeks following exposure, but a partial rebound is observed after that. We with absent adaptation, will increase seasonal differences annual decline. A number induced abortions spontaneous fetal losses drives decline rates. The live births unaffected. However, some newborns experience shift timing leads changes utero therefore might have further consequences.