If the air was cleaner, would we be happier? An economic assessment of the effects of air pollution on individual subjective well-being in Chile

G Ahumada, V Iturra - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution represents a serious environmental concern in both developed and developing
nations, with harmful effects on human health and populations' well-being. The literature …

The impact of long‐distance commuting on salaries and employment in host regions in Chile

V Carriel, M Pérez‐Trujillo, M Lufin… - Journal of Regional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐distance commuting (LDC) is an increasingly relevant strategy of labor mobility
worldwide and is therefore key to understanding the structure and dynamics of labor …

The effect of urbanization on subjective well-being: Explaining cross-regional differences

M Navarro, A D'Agostino, L Neri - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Today, more than ever, it is becoming evident that cities and regions are crucial for the
achievement of human well-being. In this perspective, the analysis of the effect of …

Estimating the non-pecuniary benefit of engaging in pro-environmental behaviors: Incorporating both heterogeneous preferences and income endogeneity

C Ortiz, M Sarrias - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This article estimates the individuals' non-pecuniary benefit of engaging in pro–
environmental behaviors (PEB) using a large sample from Ecuador. As a novelty, we …

Assessing Colombia's policy of socio-economic stratification: An intra-city study of self-reported quality of life

J Chica-Olmo, A Sánchez, FH Sepúlveda-Murillo - Cities, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper aims to analyse whether the Colombian government's classification of
households into socio-economic strata accurately reflects the level of quality of life of …

The impact of the mining industry, and its recent functional and spatial fragmentation, on regional labor market performance: The case of Antofagasta

M Pérez-Trujillo - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Since 1990s, significant transformations have occurred in the mining industry, resulting in
functional and spatial fragmentation that have impacted the operational dynamics in the …

How Much are you Willing to Accept for Being Away From Home? Internal Migration and Job Satisfaction Among Formal-Informal Ecuadorian Workers

C Ortiz, A Salinas, J Alvarado, V Huachizaca - Applied Research in Quality …, 2024 - Springer
Recently, migration and migrated distance significantly affects people's mood and
satisfaction, and this idea has been recently incorporated in literature. The objective of this …

How does air pollution affect housing rental prices in Chile? An economic assessment of PM2. 5 concentration across Chilean communes

K Gómez, V Iturra - Environment and Development Economics, 2021 - cambridge.org
This paper addresses a serious environmental concern in Chile: PM2. 5 concentration, a
health threat especially affecting the population living in the central and southern communes …

Association between the Spatial Spread of COVID-19 and the First Withdrawal of Pension Savings in Chile *

C Barraza, L Moraga, V Iturra - Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 2023 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to assess the influence of the spatial incidence of COVID-19 on an
individual? s decision to cash out 10% of their pension savings in Chile. Using detailed …

[HTML][HTML] Are preferences for city attributes heterogeneous? An assessment using a discrete choice experiment

D Romero‐Espinosa, M Sarrias, R Daziano - Papers in Regional Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Eliciting willingness to pay (WTP) for city amenities is not an easy task due to both
endogeneity problems and unobserved heterogeneity in individuals' preferences. We …