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Happiness in Europe : Cross-Country Differences in the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being
Pedersen, Peder J. - 2009
the impact on self-reported satisfaction from a number of economic and demographic variables. The paper contributes to the … ongoing discussion of the relationship between life satisfaction and income. The panel property of the data makes it possible … to study also the impact on satisfaction from income changes as well as the impact from acceleration in income and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013154979
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Happy Hosts? International Tourist Arrivals and Residents' Subjective Well-Being in Europe
Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2016
of international tourist arrivals on the subjective well-being – happiness and life satisfaction – of residents in … results suggest that tourist arrivals reduce residents' life satisfaction. This negative relationship tends to be more … satisfaction) than its affective component (happiness) …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012985676
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Household Finances and Well-Being : An Empirical Analysis of Comparison Effects
Brown, Sarah - 2014
the comparison group is an important determinant of an individual's level of overall life satisfaction and financial well … household's monetary financial position on overall life satisfaction and financial well-being, with the latter being measured by … financial satisfaction and subjective prosperity. Taking into account monetary factors in addition to income, the results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013045069
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Parental Well-Being in Times of Covid-19 in Germany
Huebener, Mathias - 2020
Germany. We specifically focus on the role of school and day care center closures, which may be regarded as a "disruptive … 2020 in Germany, when schools and day care centers were closed but while other measures had been relaxed and new infections …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826724
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Widows' Time, Time Stress and Happiness : Adjusting to Loss
Hamermesh, Daniel; Myck, Michal; Oczkowska, Monika - 2022
By age 77 a plurality of women in wealthy Western societies are widows. Comparing older (aged 70+) married women to widows in the American Time Use Survey 2003-18 and linking the data to the Current Population Survey allow inferring the short- and longer-term effects of an arguably exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014241567
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Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old : An Analysis for Germany
Gwozdz, Wencke - 2009
Europe (SHARE) to assess the effect of ageing and health on the life satisfaction of the oldest old (defined as 75 and older …). We observe a U-shaped relationship between age and levels of life satisfaction for individuals aged between 16 and … approximately 65. Thereafter, life satisfaction declines rapidly and the lowest absolute levels of life satisfaction are recorded …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764471
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The French Unhappiness Puzzle : The Cultural Dimension of Happiness
Senik, Claudia - 2011
This article sheds light on the important differences in self-declared happiness across countries of equivalent affluence. It hinges on the different happiness statements of natives and immigrants in a set of European countries to disentangle the influence of objective circumstances versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117611
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Direct Evidence for Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-Being Across Reference Groups
Goerke, Laszlo - 2015
novel German data on self-reported comparison intensity and perceived relative income for seven reference groups. We find … negative correlations between comparison intensity and SWB for colleagues, people in the same occupation and friends, but not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013014007
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A Cross-State Comparison of Measures of Subjective Well-Being
Song, Younghwan - 2015
Using data drawn from the 2010 American Time Use Survey Well-Being Module, this study examines the relationship between three measures of subjective well-being based on time-use data and an objective measure of well-being. Whereas the measures of affect – net affect and the U-index – are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013014008
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Lockdowns, Loneliness and Life Satisfaction
Hamermesh, Daniel - 2020
their happiness, adjusted for numerous demographic and economic variables. Satisfaction among married individuals increases … most with additional time spent with spouse. Among singles, satisfaction decreases most as more time is spent alone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012836589