The Happiness Cost of Air Pollution

Feng  Chen

doi:10.4236/lce.2018.92005

Feng Chen

Abstract: This paper chooses the air quality index (AQI) as the main measure of air pollution, using the relevant data of CGSS (2013) to analyze the impact of air pollution and subjective well-being of residents. In the end, the paper is based on the above research in order to analysis the willingness to pay for air quality improvement, and help the government put forward the corresponding policy suggestions.

Keywords: Ordered Probit Model, Subjective Well-Being, Air Pollution

Cite this paper: Chen, F. (2018) The Happiness Cost of Air Pollution. Low Carbon Economy, 9, 63-74. doi: 10.4236/lce.2018.92005.

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