This paper investigates the spatial variation in subjective well-being across the United States (U.S.). We match individual-level survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) that includes a life satisfaction question, to county-level local amenities between 2005 and...

We match forty-two billion-dollar disasters with individual survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System between 2005 and 2010 to estimate the effect of extreme weather events on the subjective well-being of U.S. residents Our results indicate that natural disasters have a...

The increase in weather and climate disasters in recent years has prompted an interest in analyzing their consequences and the mitigation and adaptation measures that can help minimize their potentially large impacts on individuals’ welfare. We match thirty-one billion-dollar disasters with...