Luong, Tuan Anh and Nguyen, Manh-Hung (2024) Aging in the Air: The Impact of Carbon Emissions on Health-Related Quality of Life. TSE Working Paper, n. 24-1549, Toulouse

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyse the impacts of climate change, in particular greenhouse gases on people’s life quality in general, and physical and mental health in particular. These outcomes are taken from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe which took place from 2004 to 2019. We provide a wealth of evidence that shows the adverse impacts of greenhouse gases emission. For instance, doubling the amount of carbon dioxide emission would reduce the quality of life of a person aged 50 by 3.8 percent. The effects on mental health are more noticeable than those on physical health. These effects are, however, not constant across ages. Middle-aged people are more vulnerable than older ones.

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Language: English
Date: June 2024
Place of Publication: Toulouse
Uncontrolled Keywords: Climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide emission, methane emission, nitrous oxide emission, life quality, physical health, mental health.
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Institution: Université Toulouse Capitole
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 19 Jul 2024 11:35
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2024 09:23
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:129467
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/49537
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