کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5050509 1476409 2011 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The impact of climate on life satisfaction
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک بوم شناسی، تکامل، رفتار و سامانه شناسی
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The impact of climate on life satisfaction
چکیده انگلیسی

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.

► Degree-months explain cross country variation in life satisfaction. ► These findings are robust to numerous changes in model specification. ► Climate change imposes major losses on Africa but confers gains on northern Europe.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Ecological Economics - Volume 70, Issue 12, 15 October 2011, Pages 2437-2445
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