Using happiness surveys to value intangibles: The case of airport noise

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Publication date 2005
Journal Economic Journal
Volume | Issue number 115 | 500
Pages (from-to) 224-246
Organisations
  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute (ASE-RI)
  • Related parties - SEO Economisch Onderzoek
Abstract We assess the monetary value of the noise damage, caused by aircraft noise nuisance around Amsterdam Airport, as the sum of hedonic house price differentials and a residual cost component. The residual costs are assessed from a survey, including an ordinal life satisfaction scale, on which individual respondents have scored. The derived compensation scheme depends on, among other things, the objective noise level, income, the degree to which prices account for noise differences, and the presence of noise insulation.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00967.x
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