Arbeitspapier
The Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution on Subjective Well-being in China
This paper studies the impact of six main air pollutants on three key dimensions of subjective well-being (SWB) – life satisfaction, hedonic happiness and mental health. We match a nationally representative survey in China with local air quality and rich weather conditions according to the exact date and county of each interview. By making use of variations in exposures to air pollution across similar respondents living in the same county, we find that PM2.5 reduces hedonic happiness and increases the rate of depressive symptoms, but does not affect life satisfaction. Our results show that the benefits of reducing air pollution would be higher if the hidden costs of air pollution on SWB in China are taken into account.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 12313
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
General Welfare; Well-Being
Valuation of Environmental Effects
Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
- Subject
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life satisfaction
hedonic happiness
depressive symptoms
air pollution
China
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Zhang, Xin
Chen, Xi
Zhang, Xiaobo
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2019
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Zhang, Xin
- Chen, Xi
- Zhang, Xiaobo
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2019
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