- Additional Authors
- Description
- 40 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- Environmental conditions are likely to have an effect on people's sense of life satisfaction, both directly and indirectly. In recent years there has been a burgeoning literature assessing the relationship between measures of environmental quality and subjective well-being. This type of studies can be a useful input into the setting of policy priorities. In this paper, the effects of individual and contextual factors on satisfaction with environmental quality and life satisfaction are assessed, using micro-data from a broad cross-section of OECD and non-OECD countries collected in the framework of the Gallup World Poll. In the analysis it is found that actual and perceived environmental quality has a significant effect on life satisfaction, with the magnitude being approximately half that of self-reported health status.
- Series Statement
- OECD Environment Working Papers, 1997-0900 ; no.44
- Uniform Title
- OECD Environment Working Papers, no.44.
- Subject
- Environment
- LCCN
- 10.1787/5k9cw678dlr0-en
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-003994
- Author
Silva, Jérôme.
- Title
Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction [electronic resource]: Evidence Based on Micro-Data / Jérôme Silva, Femke de Keulenaer and Nick Johnstone
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2012.
- Series
OECD Environment Working Papers, 1997-0900 ; no.44
OECD Environment Working Papers, 1997-0900 ; no.44.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Environment
- Added Author
de Keulenaer, Femke.
Johnstone, Nick.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/5k9cw678dlr0-en doi