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Aircraft noise in Berlin affects quality of life even outside the airport grounds
Eibich, Peter; Kholodilin, Konstantin; Krekel, Christian; … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 9, pp. 127-133
1984, allows us to examine the effect of different levels of aircraft noise on the subjective wellbeing and health of the …'s living environment, and poorer health. The association between well-being and a crossing altitude reduced by 100 meters is …
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Fluglärm ist mit einer verringerten Lebensqualität auch abseits der Berliner Flughäfen verbunden
Eibich, Peter; Kholodilin, Konstantin; Krekel, Christian; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 82 (2015) 9, pp. 175-181
1984, allows us to examine the effect of different levels of aircraft noise on the subjective well-being and health of the …'s living environment, and poorer health. The association between well-being and a crossing altitude reduced by 100 meters is …
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Relative deprivation and individual well-being
Chen, Xi - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
People who are unable to maintain the same standard of living as others around them experience a sense of relative deprivation that has been shown to reduce feelings of well-being. Relative deprivation reflects conditions of worsening relative poverty despite striking reductions in absolute...
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Low emission zones improve air quality and health but temporarily decrease life satisfaction
Sarmiento, Luis; Wägner, Nicole; Zaklan, Aleksandar - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 13, pp. 99-106
Air pollution results in high economic costs arising from its negative impacts on human health, especially in urban … positive health impacts. The magnitude of the decline depends on personal life circumstances: For example, there are stronger … health advantages of LEZs to the population or utilizing transfer mechanisms such as public transport vouchers could mitigate …
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Umweltzonen verbessern Luftqualität und Gesundheit, verringern aber temporär Lebenszufriedenheit
Sarmiento, Luis; Wägner, Nicole; Zaklan, Aleksandar - In: DIW Wochenbericht 89 (2022) 13, pp. 203-211
Luftverschmutzung verursacht hohe ökonomische Kosten durch gesundheitliche Belastungen der AnwohnerInnen, vor allem in städtischen Gebieten. Fahrbeschränkungen in Umweltzonen sollen zur Verbesserung der Luftqualität beitragen. Empirische Analysen in diesem Wochenbericht bestätigen, dass...
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The relationship between recessions and health
Drydakis, Nick - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Recessions are complex events that affect personal health and behavior via various potentially opposing mechanisms …. While recessions are known to have negative effects on mental health and lead to an increase in suicides, it has been proven … that they reduce mortality rates. A general health policy agenda in relation to recessions remains ambiguous due to the …
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The relationship between recessions and health
Drydakis, Nick - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)
Recessions are complex events that affect personal health and behavior via various potentially opposing mechanisms …. While recessions are known to have negative effects on mental health and lead to an increase in suicides, it has been proven … that they reduce mortality rates. A general health policy agenda in relation to recessions remains ambiguous due to the …
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Quality of life in chronic conditions using patient-reported measures and biomarkers: A DEA analysis in type 1 diabetes
Borg, Sixten; Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Eeg-Olofsson, Katarina; … - In: Health Economics Review 9 (2019) 31, pp. 1-17
healthcare and address patient preferences. Biomarkers are useful for monitoring disease activity and treatment effect and … determining risks of progression and complications, and they provide information on current and future health. Individuals may … biomarkers, PROM and PREM, that would provide an unambiguous ranking of individuals, without presuming any specific set of …
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The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - In: Empirical Economics 43 (2012) 3, pp. 1143-1169
Using representative income and time-use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyze their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach that relaxes...
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Migrant well-being after leaving transition economies
Nikolova, Milena - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
Most comparative research suggests that immigrants from post-socialist countries earn less than natives, work in jobs for which they are overqualified, and may experience unhappiness compared with natives, other immigrants, and non-migrants. In contrast, one study presents causal evidence which...
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