Happiness and Parks: An Empirical Approach Pubblico

Abstract

Abstract
Happiness and Parks: An Empirical Approach
This paper investigates the empirical relationship between parks and subjective
happiness. Using a data set of 3,143 United States counties, I show that increasing
the number of parks per 25,000 people by one will increase the proportion of happy
population by .04%. I argue that building a new park is more effective than
augmenting the size of an existing one. The results suggest that accessibility is an
important factor in the efficacy of the provision of public parks.

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Table 1: Summary Statistics.......................................................................3

Table 2: The Effect of Parks on Happiness....................................................6

Table 3: Generalized Linear Model...............................................................9

Table 4: Variable Selection........................................................................10

Table 5: The Effect of Parks on Unhappiness................................................15

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School	Emory College
Department	Economics
Degree	BA
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Economics, General
Parola chiave	Nature Happiness economics Well-being Parks Happiness Welfare Park Public good
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Mialon, Sue, Emory University
Committee Members	Prior, Richard, Emory University Klumpp, Tilman, Emory University

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