Subjective well-being: weather matters; climate doesn't

We investigate the impact of short-term weather and long-term climate on self-reported life satisfaction using panel data. We find robust evidence that day-to-day weather variation impacts life satisfaction by a similar magnitude to acquiring a mild disability. Utilizing two sources of variation in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Metcalfe, R, Feddersen, J, Wooden, M
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2012