Willingness to Pay for Clean Air Evidence from the UK

This paper uses life satisfaction data to help the design of climate mitigation policies in the United Kingdom. We assess the effects of the exposure to ambient pollutants on long-term life satisfaction and short-term mental health in the UK. We estimate augmented Cobb-Douglas utility functions usin...

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Main Author: Maarraoui, Giorgio
Other Authors: Marrouch, Walid, Saliba, Faten, Wossink, Ada
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2023
Series:IMF Working Papers
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