Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kumar, Neeraj; Varman, P. Mahendra Title A name given to the resource Role of Social Capital, Environment and Crime in Determining Life Satisfaction in India Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Quantitative Economics;Volume;24;Issue;1;pp.51-82 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s40953-025-00470-w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s40953-025-00470-w</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105011689189?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105011689189?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kumar N., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Varman P.M., Department of Econometrics, University of Madras, Chennai, 600005, India Description An account of the resource Gross Domestic Product is a good indicator for examining the economic condition of any country, but it is an inappropriate indicator for evaluating an individual's well-being. This led to our research question: what determines people's life satisfaction or well-being in a diverse country like India? The present study examines the determinants of life satisfaction in India. To conduct this study, we analysed data from five waves of the World Values Survey spanning from 1990 to 2012, in conjunction with air and water pollution data sourced from various reports by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Specifically, the study examines the influence of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) as indicators of air pollution and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) as a measure of water pollution. The impact of the socio-economic variable is as expected, like the positive impact of education, health status, social class, and marital status on life satisfaction. However, one of the paper's main objectives is to examine the effect of social capital, Environmental pollution and incidence of crime on life satisfaction. It has been found that both formal and informal social capital positively affect people's life satisfaction in India. The results show that people who are trustable and sociable are more satisfied than those who are neither. Environmental pollution, such as NO2 and BOD, adversely affects people's satisfaction. The incidence of crime has a significant and negative impact on life satisfaction, particularly among individuals who report higher levels of satisfaction. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Indian Econometric Society 2025. Subject The topic of the resource Absolute Income; Generalised ordered probit; Income inequality; Life Satisfaction; Relative income; Subjective well-being Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Relation A related resource ISSN: 9711554; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online