We use personality traits to better understand the relationship between income and life satisfaction. Personality … traits mediate the effect of income on life satisfaction. The effect of neuroticism, which measures sensitivity to threat and … a simple model based on Prospect Theory, where we assume that: (i) life satisfaction is dependent on the gap between …

. Contrary to previous research, we find no health impact when TV consumption increases. For life satisfaction, we even find … economic good or bad, and hence serves as a prime example of irrational behavior reducing individual health and happiness …

satisfaction include respondent's sex, education, place of residence, self-rated health status, cognitive ability (using mini …-old. Overall, our findings show that health and economic status are by far the most significant predictors of life satisfaction …This study investigates the determinants of life satisfaction among the oldest-old (i.e. individuals aged 80 or over …

We study the retirement effects on mental health using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design based on the eligibility … status. Retirement of partnered men positively affects mental health of both themselves and their partners. Single men … retiring experience a drop in mental health. Female retirement has hardly any effect on their own mental health or the mental …

We study the retirement effects on mental health using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design based on the eligibility … status. Retirement of partnered men positively affects mental health of both themselves and their partners. Single men … retiring experience a drop in mental health. Female retirement has hardly any effect on their own mental health or the mental …