The impact of climate on life satisfaction |
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Authors: | David Maddison Katrin Rehdanz |
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Institution: | a Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdomb Department of Economics, Christian Albrechts University and Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Hindenburgufer 66, 24105 Kiel, Germany |
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Abstract: | 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 °F (18.3 °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. |
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Keywords: | D60 H41 I31 Q51 Q54 |
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