Does Consumption Buy Happiness? Evidence From China

Using the 2012 China Household Finance Survey, this study finds that happiness in China is positively associated with expenditures on status and social goods, not with spending that focuses on improving one's material well-being. It also demonstrates that government-led demolition can be a unique and good instrument to control for endogeneity between happiness and wealth in China

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Year of publication:	2018
Authors:	Cui, Zhen
Publisher:	[2018]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	China \| Zufriedenheit \| Satisfaction \| Konsum \| Consumption \| Soziale Beziehungen \| Social relations \| Güter \| Goods \| Freizeitverhalten \| Leisure behaviour \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Consumer behaviour

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (16 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 13, 2017 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.3222856 [DOI]
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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