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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.07.025
	Climate change, income and happiness: An empirical study for Barcelona
	Sekulova F.; van den Bergh J.C.J.M.
发表日期	2013
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	23 期号:6
英文摘要	The present article builds upon the results of an empirical study exploring key factors which determine life satisfaction in Barcelona. Based on a sample of 840 individuals we first look at the way changes in income, notably income reductions, associated with the current economic situation in Spain, affect subjective well-being. Income decreases which occur with respect to one year ago have a negative effect on happiness when specified in logarithmic terms, and a positive one when specified as a dummy variable (and percentage change). The divergence in results is discussed and various explanations are put forward. Both effects are however temporary and do not hold for a period longer than a year, probably for reasons of adaptation and a downward adjustment of reference consumption and income levels. Next, we examine the implications of experiencing forest fires and find a lasting negative effect on life satisfaction. Our results suggest that climate policy need not reduce happiness in the long run, even when it reduces income and carbon-intensive consumption. Climate policy may even raise life well-being, if accompanied by compensatory measures that decrease formal working hours and reference consumption standards, while maintaining employment security. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Climate policy; Happiness; Income
学科领域	climate change; economic instability; empirical analysis; employment generation; environmental policy; forest fire; income; living standard; pollution tax; Barcelona [Catalonia]; Catalonia; Spain
语种	英语
scopus关键词	climate change; economic instability; empirical analysis; employment generation; environmental policy; forest fire; income; living standard; pollution tax; Barcelona [Catalonia]; Catalonia; Spain
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117844
作者单位	Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; ICREA, Barcelona, Spain; Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sekulova F.,van den Bergh J.C.J.M.. Climate change, income and happiness: An empirical study for Barcelona[J],2013,23(6).
APA	Sekulova F.,&van den Bergh J.C.J.M..(2013).Climate change, income and happiness: An empirical study for Barcelona.Global Environmental Change,23(6).
MLA	Sekulova F.,et al."Climate change, income and happiness: An empirical study for Barcelona".Global Environmental Change 23.6(2013).