Do subjective indicators measure welfare? Evidence from 33 European societies

Fahey, Tony; Smyth, Emer

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“…For men, feeling positively about their income rank shaped well being; however, differences in log wage, an absolute measure of income, were not significantly related to differences in SWB. We found empirical support, among female respondents, for Fahey and Smith's (Fahey and Smyth 2004) idea that acquiring additional education was positively associated with greater wellbeing (especially in low income countries). We did not find empirical support for the idea that age significantly impacts SWB unlike the work of Ferrer-i- Carbonell and Gowdy (2007) or Easterlin (2006).…”

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“…Some have argued that workers in state enterprises may feel more vulnerable about their future (Appleton et al 2002;Saunders and Shang 2001) which may negatively impact reported wellbeing. Fahey and Smyth (2004) found that acquiring additional education was positively associated with greater wellbeing especially in low income countries. Still, as was the case with income, the empirical evidence is mixed with regard to how educational differences shape reported wellbeing.…”

Section: Happiness and Wellbeing Researchmentioning

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Subjective Wellbeing in a Southwestern Province in China

Monk–Turner

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2011

J Happiness Stud

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Differences in subjective wellbeing were examined among 3,641 men and women in Yunnan, China. Using an urban Chinese sample, Appleton and Song in World Dev 36: 2325-2340, (2008) reported that SWB was positively correlated with income, reporting good health, being married, female, and a Communist Party member. The current work examines how well these findings hold in the non-coastal province of Yunnan, by gender, and by urban/rural status.

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Section: Happiness and Wellbeing Researchmentioning

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Subjective Wellbeing in a Southwestern Province in China

Monk–Turner

Turner²

2011

J Happiness Stud

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“…4 Cross-sectional cross-country or pooled cross-sectional analyses without controlling for the cultural background of countries are inconclusive. Berg and Veenhoven (2010) and Helliwell and Huang (2008) found a positive association between income inequality and well-being, whereas in an analysis of European countries Fahey and Smyth (2004) reported a negative relationship.…”

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Reduction of Income Inequality and Subjective Well-Being in Europe

Hajdu

2014

Economics

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Using four waves of the European Social Survey (179,273 individuals from 29 countries) the authors analyze the association of reduction of income inequality by governmental taxes and transfers (redistribution) with subjective well-being. Their results provide evidence that people in Europe are negatively affected by income inequality, whereas reduction of inequality has a positive effect on well-being. Since the authors simultaneously estimate the effects of income inequality and its reduction, their results might indicate that not only the outcome (inequality), but also the procedure (redistribution) that leads to the outcome influences subjective wellbeing. Their results also show that the positive effect of redistribution is stronger for less affluent members of the society and left-wing oriented individuals. While post-government inequality seems to have no significant effect in Western Europe, its impact is negative and highly significant in Eastern Europe. JEL D63 I31

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“…Thus, research indings indicate that although a good level of income does not guarantee happiness in life, it has a bufering efect for preserving the individuals from unhappiness about the insuicient resources for basic biological essentials [10,[12][13][14][15][16]. As a mater of fact, when the role of income is considered for ataining survival need satisfaction, it would not be a realistic expectation to expect for a balanced distribution of happiness in such a world in which there is an unbalanced distribution of income [52][53][54][55]. Unfortunately, unbalanced income distribution is not the only problem in the world for ataining survival need satisfaction.…”

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Exploring the Antecedents of Happiness: Reconceptualization of Human Needs with Glasser's Choice Theory

Türkdoğan¹

2017

Quality of Life and Quality of Working Life

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This chapter aims to present a review about the antecedents of happiness by using human needs perspective. The chapter briely includes the deinition of happiness as a scientiic mater, deinition of the need theories approach for explaining the antecedents of happiness, deinitions and discussions about the major need theories and reconceptualization of human needs with Glasser's Choice Theory, and also empirical studies that investigate the relationship between basic needs satisfaction and happiness. It is also thought that the conclusion obtained from this chapter will encourage researchers to investigate the antecedents of happiness with Glasser's conceptual framework and also invite researchers to study in a new research area with a new conceptual perspective.

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Do subjective indicators measure welfare? Evidence from 33 European societies

Cited by 126 publications

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Subjective Wellbeing in a Southwestern Province in China

Subjective Wellbeing in a Southwestern Province in China

Reduction of Income Inequality and Subjective Well-Being in Europe

Exploring the Antecedents of Happiness: Reconceptualization of Human Needs with Glasser's Choice Theory

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