Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being?

• Published in: Journal of environmental economics and management Vol. 85; pp. 81 - 94
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xin, Zhang, Xiaobo, Chen, Xi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Air pollution; Depression; Easterlin paradox; Hedonic happiness; I31; Life satisfaction; Mental health; Q51; Q53; Easterlin paradox; I31; Mental health; Depression; Hedonic happiness; Air pollution; Q51; Q53; Life satisfaction; air pollution; depression; life satisfaction; hedonic happiness; mental health

Previous studies evaluating the welfare cost of air pollution have not paid much attention to its potential effect on mental health and subjective well-being (SWB). This paper attempts to fill the gap by investigating the impact of air pollution on several key dimensions, including mental health sta...