the fertility-happiness research. In addition, there is a more standard selection problem: factors with implications for …. One strand of this research focuses on the implications of fertility for the parents' level of self-reported well-being or … happiness. It is argued in this paper that an overall happiness effect is not very informative because of the presumably large …

the fertility-happiness research. In addition, there is a more "standard" selection problem: factors with implications for … problems, so reported results should be interpreted very cautiously. -- fertility ; happiness ; effect heterogeneity ; method …. One strand of this research focuses on the implications of fertility for the parents' level of self-reported well-being or …

individuals are problematic if a self-selection into motherhood exists. In this study we examine the selection issue in detail by … become mothers and of women eventually attaining a completed fertility of zero. We document that these groups' satisfaction … estimations, we employ matching and regression techniques which account for this selection into motherhood. We find motherhood to …

individuals are problematic if a self-selection into motherhood exists. In this study we examine the selection issue in detail by … become mothers and of women eventually attaining a completed fertility of zero. We document that these groups' satisfaction … estimations, we employ matching and regression techniques which account for this selection into motherhood. We find motherhood to …

age of 30 and who have higher income. We also provide evidence of a positive selection into parenthood, whereby happier …

age of 30 and who have higher income. We also provide evidence of a positive selection into parenthood, whereby happier …

With the goal to shed more light on fertility drivers in Europe, we estimate the causal relationship between the number … of children and parental subjective well-being using two alternative measures: life satisfaction and a happiness index … positive as children get older in all European regions when happiness index is investigated and in all regions except for the …

women as evidenced by their average values for happiness, tiredness, and stress, their predicted values for the same three …

women as evidenced by their average values for happiness, tiredness, and stress, their predicted values for the same three …

Drawing on panel data from Germany, this paper analyzes the correlates of happiness, with an eye toward isolating the … children with happiness according to the intrinsic happiness of the parent, the age mix of their children, and whether adult … happiness, this result fades away with age and with the presence of siblings. Moreover, the relationship between parenthood and …