In this article we use the life satisfaction approach to assess the non-pecuniary costs of
Mental health impacts after the 2010 Chile earthquake. By linking both subjective well-being …

This study finds that the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, one of China's most catastrophic
earthquakes, substantially decreased victims' subjective well-being even after incorporating …

Abstract “Subjective well-being”(SWB) or “life satisfaction” approaches are increasingly used
by researchers and policy-makers to complement established methods for the valuation of …

After severe disasters, persons living not only in the directly affected areas, but also in
distant areas could be seriously affected thorough images of the disaster on television and …

The Lasting Legacy of Traumatic Events on Life Satisfaction Page 1 Working Paper Series
Department of Economics University of Verona The Lasting Legacy of Traumatic Events on Life …

We examine the impact of life and health insurance spending on subjective well-being.
Taking advantage of insurance spending and subjective well-being data on more than …

While the influence of adverse shocks on objective measures of wellbeing has been
researched in economics, little evidence exists on the effects of shocks like natural disasters …

This paper applies the life satisfaction approach to estimate the cost of natural disasters in
utility loss terms in Australia. In valuing the cost of natural disasters, the life satisfaction …

Extreme climate events represent one of the greatest mental and emotional shocks a human
being can be possibly exposed to. Apart from their considerable material losses, such …

As a consequence of climate change, certain types of natural disasters become either more
likely or more severe. While disasters might have numerous direct (typically negative) e ects …