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Measuring happiness: context matters

Kavetsos, Georgios, Dimitriadou, Marika and Dolan, Paul (2014) Measuring happiness: context matters. Applied Economics Letters, 21 (5). pp. 308-311. ISSN 1350-4851

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Identification Number: 10.1080/13504851.2013.856994

Abstract

We test for calendar effects and the presence of others in reports of life satisfaction using Eurobarometer data from 31 countries over 20 years. We find significant day and month, but not time of day, effects. Life satisfaction is significantly reduced in the presence of others.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformati...
Additional Information: © 2014 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Divisions: Social Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
JEL classification: D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D60 - General
I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I0 - General > I00 - General
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2014 10:01
Last Modified: 02 Oct 2024 22:06
Funders: Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55262

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