Life satisfaction and air quality in Europe

Susana Ferreira, Alpaslan Akay, Finbarr Brereton, Juncal Cuñado (), Peter Martinsson, Mirko Moro and Tine F. Ningal

Ecological Economics, 2013, vol. 88, issue C, 1-10

Abstract: Concerns for environmental quality and its impact on people's welfare are fundamental arguments for the adoption of environmental legislation in most countries. In this paper, we analyze the relationship between air quality and subjective well-being in Europe. We use a unique dataset that merges three waves of the European Social Survey with a new dataset on environmental quality including SO2 concentrations and climate in Europe at the regional level. We find a robust negative impact of SO2 concentrations on self-reported life satisfaction.

Keywords: Air quality; SO2 concentrations; Subjective well-being; Life satisfaction; Europe; European Social Survey; GIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 Q51 Q53 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.12.027

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