In most research on Life Satisfaction (LS), it is assumed that the covariates of high and low LS are the same for …

satisfaction, though only for some time, whereas the impact of exogenously triggered job changes is ambiguous. Risk aversion … interacts negatively with this effect in life satisfaction. Analysing time-use data and well-being indicators for various areas … of life, we find evidence that involuntary job mobility turns out to be harmful for satisfaction with family life. By …

’ response to an exogenous shock of (un)happiness (i.e. the death of husband or wife). We conclude that SWB explains voting …

persons report substantially lower levels of life satisfaction than employed persons. When looking at specific types of …

personal care (FPC). We document causal evidence of an increase in the well-being (happiness) of unpaid carers after the … introduction of FPC. Our estimates suggest economically relevant improvements in the happiness (12pp increase in subjective … larger among women and non-actively employed caregivers (17pp increase in happiness). Estimates are not driven by selection …

previously published for other countries are generally supported. Unemployment has a strongly depressing effect on happiness. A … higher income level raises happiness, however, only to a small extent. …

likely require progress in closing racial gaps in objective circumstances. -- subjective well-being ; life satisfaction … ; happiness ; race …