sectional data from Germany (GSOEP 2006), UK (BHPS 2005), and Australia (HILDA 2007). We examine whether there is evidence on … Germany, using a differences-in-differences methodology, I find that non-overweight/non-obese individuals are on average 0 …

-unification - not only in satisfaction but also its determinants. While people living in the western part of Germany report somewhat … effects between the two German regions but similar between West Germany and the UK. First of all, satisfaction with life is …: overall unemployment is positively related to satisfaction and regional unemployment in West Germany is negatively related …

these findings by examining the heterogeneous unemployment effects over the quantiles of satisfaction with various life …

characteristics, we explore differences in life satisfaction for ethnic groups living in UK. We test the hypothesis that minorities … areas with a larger proportion of own ethnic group promotes well-being. We find that satisfaction is lower among minorities …, ceteris paribus, but area concentration is associated with higher life satisfaction for certain groups. We discuss the …

shows a common, quite similar, age-specific pattern of life satisfaction for both Britain and Germany that can be … characterized by three age stages. In the first stage, life satisfaction declines until approximately the fifth life decade. In the …