Life Satisfaction and Air Quality in Europe

Susana Ferreira, Alpaslan Akay (), Finbarr Brereton (), Juncal Cuñado (), Peter Martinsson and Mirko Moro
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Alpaslan Akay: University of Gothenburg
Finbarr Brereton: University College Dublin

No 6732, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

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 analyse 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: life satisfaction; subjective well-being; SO2 concentrations; air quality; European Social Survey; Europe; GIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 Q51 Q53 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2012-07
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Published - published in: Ecological Economics, 2013, 88, 1-10

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