The impact of daily weather conditions on life satisfaction: Evidence from cross-sectional and panel data
| Autor: | Fatemeh Behzadnejad, Christopher Barrington-Leigh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Actuarial science Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Health condition Life satisfaction Affect (psychology) 050105 experimental psychology Term (time) Environmental health 0502 economics and business Economics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050207 economics Subjective well-being Welfare Socioeconomic status Applied Psychology Panel data media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Economic Psychology. 59:145-163 |
| ISSN: | 0167-4870 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.joep.2017.01.003 |
| Popis: | Life satisfaction has been widely used in recent years for evaluating the effect of environmental factors on individuals’ well-being. In this study, using two major health surveys in Canada, we show that after controlling for individuals’ socioeconomic characteristics as well as local and seasonal climate, temporal weather variations have an impact on satisfaction with life. This effect is identified in a number of alternative specifications. Women and individuals with poor health condition are more affected by weather conditions. Although being statistically significant, the effect of weather on life satisfaction is small compared with major socioeconomic determinants of well-being. We cannot confirm the results of past studies which find an effect of long term climate variables on life satisfaction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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