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Aircraft Noise in Berlin Affects Quality of Life Even Outside the Airport Grounds

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  • Peter Eibich
  • Konstantin Kholodilin
  • Christian Krekel
  • Gert G. Wagner

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Aircraft noise is a particularly problematic source of noise as many airports are located in or near major cities and, as a result, densely populated areas are affected. Data from the Berlin Aging Study II (Berliner Altersstudie II, BASE-II), whose socio-economic module is based on the longitudinal Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study which has been conducted since 1984, allows us to examine the effect of different levels of aircraft noise on the subjective wellbeing and health of the older residents of a major city, in this case Berlin. The findings show that the presence of aircraft noise, also measured using objective aircraft noise data, is associated with significantly reduced well-being, lower satisfaction with one’s living environment, and poorer health. The association between well-being and a crossing altitude reduced by 100 meters is given certain assumptions — for crossing altitudes of between 1,000 and 2,500m — comparable to an income loss of between 30 and 117 euros per month.

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  • Peter Eibich & Konstantin Kholodilin & Christian Krekel & Gert G. Wagner, 2015. "Aircraft Noise in Berlin Affects Quality of Life Even Outside the Airport Grounds," DIW Economic Bulletin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 5(9), pages 127-133.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwdeb:2015-9-1
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    Keywords

    Aircraft noise; well-being; health; BASE-II; SOEP;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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