Analysing the effects of climate on subjective well-being in Germany and the UK

The quality of life is impacted by numerous factors, weather being one of the primary contributors to enhanced well-being. This study aims to investigate the impact of climate conditions on subjective well-being (SWB) in Germany and the UK. It will merge objective weather information with existing panel data and focus on SWB instead of depression. Using a large data set covering nearly 25 years, the main research question is whether there is a relationship between local temperature changes and SWB in both countries. The study will also examine the effect of other weather conditions such as humidity and rain on SWB, as well as differences in the relationship among socio-economic and demographic groups. The analysis will use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) and the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) and merge it with weather data from over 1160 weather stations to form climate variables.