distinguish - controlling for time-constant unobserved heterogeneity - whether there is in fact an effect of marriage on life … satisfaction, whether people who are simply happier in their relationship are more likely to get married, or whether people whose … development in life satisfaction is more positive are more likely to get married. We translate these different social mechanisms …

provides a clear direction of causality from social conditions to health, and in a second stage to well-being. Natives and … health predicts higher happiness by 1.72 point or 0.82 of a standard deviation, more than four times the happiness difference … of changing employment status from unemployed to employed. Studying life satisfaction yields similar results. Health …