The effects of exposure to air pollution on subjective well-being in China

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dc.creatorZhang, Xin
dc.creatorChen, Xi
dc.creatorZhang, Xiaobo
dc.date2019-05-13
dc.date2024-06-21T09:05:16Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:05:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:40:28Z
dc.descriptionThis 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145885
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111321
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInstitute for the Study of Labor
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119344.00018
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceZhang, Xin; Chen, Xi; and Zhang, Xiaobo. 2019. The effects of exposure to air pollution on subjective well-being in China. IZA Discussion Paper No. 12313. Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor. http://ftp.iza.org/dp12313.pdf
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectair pollution
dc.titleThe effects of exposure to air pollution on subjective well-being in China
dc.typeWorking Paper

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