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Consumption, Happiness, and Climate ChangeMark A. CohenResources for the Future; Vanderbilt University - Strategy and Business Economics; Vanderbilt University - Law School Michael P. VandenberghVanderbilt University - Law School RFF Discussion Paper No. 08-39 Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 38, December 2008 Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-29 Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 08-54 Abstract: In this article, we explore the implications of this literature for understanding the relationship between climate change policies and consumption. We identify a number of ways in which accounting for the implications of the new happiness literature could lead to laws and policies that influence consumption in ways that increase the prospects for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in developed and developing countries. We do not examine every nuance of the growing happiness literature, but we provide a brief introduction and observations that we hope will stimulate further efforts by academicians and policymakers.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 5 Keywords: happiness, life satisfaction, subjective well-being JEL Classification: Q54, I31, D31 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: November 9, 2008 ; Last revised: November 19, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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