Author/Authors :
Maddison، نويسنده , , David and Rehdanz، نويسنده , , Katrin، نويسنده ,
Title Of Article :
The impact of climate on life satisfaction
Latin 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.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
climate , climate change , Survey data , Happiness , life satisfaction
JournalTitle :
Studia Iranica
