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Understanding markets with socially responsible consumers
Kaufmann, Marc; Andre, Peter; Kőszegi, Botond - 2023
Many consumers care about climate change and other externalities associated with their purchases. We analyze the behavior and market effects of such "socially responsible consumers" in three parts. First, we develop a flexible theoretical framework to study competitive equilibria with rational...
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How Do Households Cope with and Adapt to Climate Change in the MENA Region?
Adoho, Franck; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
What are the coping mechanisms and adaptation strategies (apart from migration which is discussed in part III of the … in 2011 in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and Yemen, documents the coping and adaptation strategies of households as … that coping and adaptation strategies used by households to deal with shocks are diverse, but still limited, as are the …
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The impact of climate on life satisfaction
Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2010
African countries, but modest gains for Northern Europe. -- Climate ; climate change ; happiness ; life satisfaction ; survey …
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Do geographical variations in climate influence life satisfaction?
Murray, Thomas; Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2011
Accounting for socioeconomic and demographic variables as well as country specific effects, households’ willingness to pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas with lower average levels of sunshine and higher average...
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Consumption, Happiness, and Climate Change
Cohen, Mark A. - 2012
change policies and consumption. We identify a number of ways in which accounting for the implications of the new happiness … gas emissions in developed and developing countries. We do not examine every nuance of the growing happiness literature …
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Natural hazard risk and life satisfaction : empirical evidence for U.S. hurricanes
Berlemann, Michael; Eurich, Marina - 2020
The ongoing process of climate change goes along with an increase in the frequency and severity of various sorts of natural disasters. While the existing literature has almost exclusively focused on studying the direct effects resulting from different types of disasters, the effect of changing...
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Exposure to Climate Shocks, Poverty and Happiness : The ”Three Little Pigs” Effect
Becchetti, Leonardo; Mancini, Sara; Savastano, Sara - 2022
We evaluate the impact of climate shocks on household subjective wellbeing on a sample of farmers in a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) of the Pacific (the Solomon Islands). We find that both subjective (self-assessed exposure to climate shocks) and objective (past cumulative extended dry...
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The impact of climate on life satisfaction
Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin - In: Ecological Economics 70 (2011) 12, pp. 2437-2445
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...
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The good life in the face of climate change : understanding complexities of a well-being framework through the experience of pastoral women
Walker, Sarah E.; Bruyere, Brett L.; Yasin, Apin; … - In: The journal of development studies 57 (2021) 7, pp. 1120-1137
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Climate amenities, climate change, and American quality of life
Albouy, David; Graf, Walter; Kellogg, Ryan; Wolff, Hendrik - 2013
uncomfortable. These preferences vary by location due to sorting or adaptation. Changes in climate amenities under business …
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