Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; van Soest, Arthur - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of global life satisfaction in two countries (The Netherlands and the U.S.), by … using both self-reports and responses to a battery of vignette questions. The authors find global life satisfaction of … happiness is well-described by four domains: job or daily activities, social contacts and family, health, and income. Among the …