THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE ON WELFARE AND WELL-BEING IN RUSSIA

Authors
FRIJTERS P VANPRAAG BMS
Citation
P. Frijters et Bms. Vanpraag, THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE ON WELFARE AND WELL-BEING IN RUSSIA, Climatic change, 39(1), 1998, pp. 61-81
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Climatic change → ACNP
ISSN journal
01650009
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
61 - 81
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0009(1998)39:1<61:TEOCOW>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This paper measures the concepts of welfare and well-being in Russia o n the basis of two large Russian household surveys, carried out in 199 3 and 1994. Welfare refers to satisfaction with income and well-being refers to satisfaction with life as a whole. This paper investigates h ow climate conditions in various parts of Russia affect the cost of li ving and well-being. Climate equivalence scales have been constructed for both welfare and well-being.