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Some recent papers by Dell et al. (2009) and Dell et al. (2012) (DJO) relating weather and economic outcomes, have … delivered meaningful messages with clear implications to the effects of a changing climate. In a nutshell, the authors claim … countries, leaving rich countries basically unaffected. In this study, we make use of a detailed weather and economic dataset …
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Climate change is the defining development challenge of our time. More than a global environmental issue, climate …) emissions,1 but communities across the region are already suffering adverse consequences from climate change and variability (De … a Changing Climate” (Verner 2010), climate change is likely to have unprecedented social, economic, environmental, and …
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Tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing economic sectors. Tourism is obviously related to climate, as … literature pays little attention to climate and climatic change and it is equally surprising that the climate change impact … literature pays little attention to tourism. The number of studies on tourism and climate change is, however, starting to grow …
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Survey. Climate is described in terms of ‘degree-months’ calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18 …We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values … to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for …
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pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas … according to the preferred climates households appear strongly to favour the Mediterranean climate over the climate of Northern …
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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 …
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stehen. Produktspezifische Klima-Labels für Lebensmittel werden als ungeeignet angesehen. Bezüglich der Politiken zur … theoretical basis of climate protection, and, as tools for analysis, GHG accounting, the System of Integrated Environmental and … climate protection and eco-balancing. …
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We created a theoretical model of the main factors that influence household savings based on our secondary research … population is of key importance. Four household types were distinguished from each other: 1. “Wishing to provide for themselves …”: Their knowledge of savings products is above average, and they also try to take advantage of various tax allowances to a …
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This paper investigates the influence of weather on happiness. While previous studies have examined climatic influence … by comparing the well-being of people living in different regions, this paper focuses on how daily changes in weather … respondents, are used as controls. Subjective happiness is negatively related to temperature and humidity. In a quadratic model …
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related to the subsequent outcomes. We use the difference between the two to measure forecast errors and household optimism … and link the errors to households’ borrowing behaviour. We find that households making greatest optimistic forecast errors …A unique Finnish household-level data from 1994 to 2009 allow us to measure how households’ financial expectations are …
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