health. We estimate the causal effect of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe after 20 years by linking geographic variation in … subjective well-being, higher depression rates and lower subjective survival probabilities; they rely more on governmental …

health. We estimate the causal effect of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe after 20 years by linking geographic variation in … subjective well-being, higher depression rates and lower subjective survival probabilities; they rely more on governmental …

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 status, depressive symptoms, moment-to-moment happiness, and … life satisfaction has little to do with the immediate air quality. Our results shed light on air pollution as an important …

-being. Outcomes covered are general life satisfaction, affective well-being, and mental health. Special attention is paid to empirical …

This empirical investigation into life satisfaction, using nationally representative German panel data, finds a … standard life satisfaction models. The thoughts that individuals have about the future contribute substantially to their … current life satisfaction. In particular, the reduction in life satisfaction experienced by individuals who report being …

the psychological health of our citizens? This paper reports the first large-scale longitudinal research into envy and its … measures of SF-36 mental health and psychological well-being, four main conclusions emerge. First, the young are especially … envy today is a powerful predictor of worse SF-36 mental health and well-being in the future. A change from the lowest to …

-being, in particular with life satisfaction, as well as mental and physical health. The effects are strongest for residents who … are older, accounting for up to a third of the size of the effect of being unemployed on life satisfaction. Using data …

) and nonfinancial effects (represented by experiencing negative nonfinancial effects including mental health issues and …

traditional economic measures, some nations have begun to collect information on citizens' happiness, life satisfaction, and other …