TY  - JOUR
T1  - Unraveling the links between happiness, economic growth, and environmental sustainability
TT  - Mutluluk, ekonomik büyüme ve çevresel sürdürülebilirlik arasındaki ilişkilerin çözümlenmesi
AU  - Alma Savaş, Dilek
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.30783/nevsosbilen.1675511
JF  - Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi
PB  - Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-3871
SP  - 1379
EP  - 1392
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Happiness has historically been closely linked to economic income levels; however, this association has been challenged due to the emergence of alternative viewpoints. In recent years, environmental pollution has emerged as a substantial factor influencing happiness. This study investigates the impact of environmental pollution and economic growth on happiness levels across 15 European countries from 1996 to 2016. The findings from the Pedroni cointegration test indicate that all variables are cointegrated, suggesting a stable long-run relationship. According to the results of a panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) test, economic growth has been demonstrated to exert a positive effect on happiness in both the short and long run. This suggests that an increase in economic activity tends to result in an enhancement of overall well-being. Conversely, environmental pollution has been shown to exert a negative impact on happiness, albeit this effect only turns out to be only in the long run. This finding suggests that although an increase in economic activity promotes happiness in the immediate short term, the harmful effects of environmental pollution accumulate over time, ultimately resulting in reduced overall happiness levels. These findings underscore the intricate interplay between economic development and environmental quality, underscoring the necessity for sustainable economic policies that mitigate environmental harm while promoting long-term well-being.
KW  - Happiness
KW  - Environmental Pollution
KW  - Economic Growth
KW  - Panel ARDL
N2  - Mutluluk tarihsel olarak ekonomik gelir düzeyiyle yakından ilişkilendirilmiştir; ancak bu ilişki alternatif bakış açılarının ortaya çıkmasıyla sorgulanmaya başlanmıştır. Son yıllarda, çevre kirliliği mutluluğu etkileyen önemli bir faktör olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışma, 1996-2016 yılları arasında 15 Avrupa ülkesinde çevre kirliliği ve ekonomik büyümenin mutluluk düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktadır. Pedroni eşbütünleşme testinden elde edilen bulgular, tüm değişkenlerin eşbütünleşik olduğunu ve istikrarlı bir uzun dönem ilişkisine işaret ettiğini göstermektedir. Panel otoregresif dağıtılmış gecikme (ARDL) testinin sonuçlarına göre, ekonomik büyümenin kısa ve uzun vadede mutluluk üzerinde pozitif etkisi olduğu gösterilmiştir. Bu da ekonomik faaliyetlerdeki artışın genel refahın artmasıyla sonuçlanma eğiliminde olduğunu göstermektedir. Buna karşılık, çevre kirliliğinin mutluluk üzerinde olumsuz bir etkisi olduğu görülmüştür, ancak bu etki sadece uzun vadede ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu bulgu, ekonomik faaliyetteki bir artışın kısa vadede mutluluğu teşvik etmesine rağmen, çevre kirliliğinin zararlı etkilerinin zaman içinde biriktiğini ve sonuçta genel mutluluk seviyelerinin düştüğünü göstermektedir. Bu bulgular, ekonomik kalkınma ve çevresel kalite arasındaki karmaşık etkileşimin altını çizmekte ve uzun vadeli refahı teşvik ederken çevresel zararı azaltan sürdürülebilir ekonomi politikalarının gerekliliğini vurgulamaktadır.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1675511
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