The impact of climate on life satisfaction

被引：107

作者：

Maddison, David ^{[1
]}

Rehdanz, Katrin ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Birmingham, Dept Econ, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England

[2] Univ Kiel, Dept Econ, D-24105 Kiel, Germany

[3] Kiel Inst World Econ, D-24105 Kiel, Germany

来源：

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS | 2011年 / 70卷 / 12期

关键词：

Climate; Climate change; Happiness; Life satisfaction; Survey data; AMENITY VALUE; HAPPINESS SURVEYS; ENVIRONMENT; PREFERENCES; VALUATION; ECONOMICS; POLLUTION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.07.027

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 79 countries using data from the World Values Survey. Climate is described in terms of 'degree-months' calculated as the cumulated monthly deviations from a base temperature of 65 degrees F (18.3 degrees C). Our results suggest that countries with climates characterised by a large number of degree-months enjoy significantly lower levels of life satisfaction. This finding is robust to a wide variety of model specifications. Using our results to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for African countries, but modest gains for Northern Europe. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：2437 / 2445

页数：9

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