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The greener, the happier? The effect of urban land use on residential well-being

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ID14865898
AuthorsChristian Krekel (0000-0001-5960-3891, German Institute for Economic Research, corresponding author), Jens Kolbe (0000-0003-0342-8128, Berlin School of Economics and Law), Henry Wüstemann (Technische Universität Berlin)
Year2016
Volume121
Pages117-127
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcological Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0921-8009 • E-ISSN: 1873-6106
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.11.005
OpenAlexW2184132901
LanguageEN
Citations received70
References cited51

Agricultural economics · Business · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economics · Endogeneity · Fixed effects model · Geography · German · Life satisfaction · Panel data · Public economics · Residence · Socioeconomics · Subjective well-being · Willingness to pay · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health

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