Does the presence of wind turbines have negative externalities for people in their surroundings? Evidence from well-being data

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 82, Issue , 2017, Pages 221-238

  Krekel, Christian ^a,b,c   Zerrahn, Alexander ^c  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Externalities; Life satisfaction; Renewable energy; Social acceptance; SOEP; Spatial analysis; Well being; Wind power

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; WIND POWER;

EXTERNALITIES; LIFE SATISFACTION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOEP; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WELL BEING;

WIND TURBINES;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; PANEL DATA; PUBLIC ACCESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

GERMANY;

EID: 85006487073     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2016.11.009     Document Type: Article

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