TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Ferreira, Susana
AU  - Akay, Alpaslan
AU  - Brereton, Finbarr
AU  - Cuñado, Juncal
AU  - Martinsson, Peter
AU  - Moro, Mirko
        TI  - Life Satisfaction and Air Quality in Europe
        PY  - 2012/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6732
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6732
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - life satisfaction
KW  - subjective well-being
KW  - SO2 concentrations
KW  - air quality
KW  - European Social Survey
KW  - Europe
KW  - GIS
        ER  -