Are people less entrepreneurial in colder climates?

Question

Maybe the fear of freezing to death makes people more conservative when it comes to choosing a career?

baxtr · Accepted Answer

If you&rsquo;re interested in that kind of stuff, I highly recommend the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" as starting point.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel

techpineapple · Answer

I&rsquo;ve wondered the opposite, having spent 6 months in a hot South American country, the heat in tropical countries can feel oppressive and take all your energy away.

cobberchampion · Answer

Um, the richest city on the planet gets pretty frosty. I can't be bothered but if you wanted to hit the university library for an afternoon, you could probably pretty quickly come up with the data. Or know someone in finance that has corporate access to like bloomberg data.

Are people less entrepreneurial in colder climates?

Maybe the fear of freezing to death makes people more conservative when it comes to choosing a career?

If you’re interested in that kind of stuff, I highly recommend the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" as starting point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel

I’ve wondered the opposite, having spent 6 months in a hot South American country, the heat in tropical countries can feel oppressive and take all your energy away.

Um, the richest city on the planet gets pretty frosty. I can't be bothered but if you wanted to hit the university library for an afternoon, you could probably pretty quickly come up with the data. Or know someone in finance that has corporate access to like bloomberg data.