Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorAmbrey, Christopher L.
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Christopher M.
dc.contributor.authorChan, Andrew Y.C.
dc.contributor.editorCarmignani, Fabrizio
dc.contributor.editorForster, John
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-16T08:04:55Z
dc.date.available2020-01-16T08:04:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.issn1837-7750
dc.identifier.otherRePEc:gri:epaper:economics:201302
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/390319
dc.description.abstractMaking use of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey coupled with air pollution data generated by The Air Pollution Model (TAPM), this paper employs the life satisfaction approach to estimate the cost of air pollution from human activities in South East Queensland. This paper offers at least three improvements over much of the existing literature: (1) within- (as opposed to cross-) country variations in air pollution are considered; (2) very high resolution air pollution data is employed; and (3) weather variables are included as controls within the life satisfaction function. A negative relationship is found between life satisfaction and the number of days ambient concentrations of PM10 exceed health guidelines. This yields an implicit willingness-to-pay, in terms of annual household income, for pollution reduction of approximately AUD 6,000. This result is robust to a number of model specifications and controls.
dc.format.extent25 pages
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane, Australia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto25
dc.subject.keywordsQ53 - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
dc.subject.keywordsQ51 - Valuation of Environmental Effects
dc.subject.keywordsC21 - Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
dc.subject.keywordsAir pollution
dc.subject.keywordshappiness
dc.subject.keywordsHousehold Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)
dc.subject.keywordsGeographic Information Systems (GIS)
dc.subject.keywordslife satisfaction
dc.title2013-02: Estimating the cost of air pollution in South East Queensland: An application of the life satisfaction non-market valuation approach (Working paper)
dc.typeReport
dc.type.descriptionDiscussion Paper
gro.facultyGriffith Business School
gro.description.notepublicEconomics and Business Statistics
gro.rights.copyrightCopyright © 2010 by author(s). No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form, or stored in a retrieval system, without prior permission of the author(s).
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorFleming, Christopher


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

  • Reports
    Contains reports by Griffith authors published for government agencies, industry and other organisations.

Show simple item record