A cross-regional econometric analysis suggests that institutional factors in the form of direct democracy (via … previously published for other countries are generally supported. Unemployment has a strongly depressing effect on happiness. A … higher income level raises happiness, however, only to a small extent. …

-being in China over the period 2005-2010 during which self-reported happiness scores show an increase across all income groups …. Ordered probit regression analysis of well-being reveals large influence of gender, rural residency and household income …. After controlling for demographic attributes, health, unemployment status, household size, agricultural hukou (household …

, unemployment and inflation affect happiness as well as how institutional factors, in particular the type of democracy and the … happiness research is able to contribute important insights for economics. We report how the economic variables income …

supposed. Major findings: An initial rise in life satisfaction can improve income and health, but not job autonomy. However …-Kausalität kann angenommen werden. Zentrale Ergebnisse: Ein anfänglicher Anstieg der Zufriedenheit erhöht das individuelle Einkommen …This publication concentrates on the complex interplay between poverty, wealth and life satisfaction. Main areas of …

A cross-regional econometric analysis suggests that institutional factors in the form of direct democracy (via … previously published for other countries are generally supported. Unemployment has a strongly depressing effect on happiness. A … higher income level raises happiness, however, only to a small extent. …

satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of contemporaneous poverty. Second, poverty scars: those who have been … poor in the past report lower life satisfaction today, even when out of poverty. Last, the order of poverty spells matters …: for a given number of years in poverty, satisfaction is lower when the years are linked together. As such, poverty …