Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2002-02-19
Number: 02-022/3
Author-Name: Bernard M.S. van Praag
Author-Email: b.m.s.vanpraag@uva.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Amsterdam
Author-Name: P. Frijters
Author-Email: PFrijters@econ.vu.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Author-Name: A. Ferrer-i-Carbonell
Author-Email: a.ferrercarbonell@uva.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: SEO, Amsterdam Economics, University of Amsterdam
Title: The Anatomy of Subjective Well-being
Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on subjective well-being (SWB) by taking into account different aspects of life, called domains, such as health, financial situation, job, leisure, housing, and environment. We postulate a two-layer model where individual total SWB depends on the different subjective domain satisfactions. A distinction is made between long-term and short-term effects. The individual domain satisfactions depend on objectively measurable variables, such as income. The model is estimated using a large German panel data set.<P>This discussion paper resulted in a publication in the <A href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V8F-45Y017M-1&_user=499884&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2003&_rdoc=4&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%235869%232003%23999489998%23381880%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=5869&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=9&_acct=C000024499&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=499884&md5=b8eff0f3b64953432854c2206e169ba2"><I>Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization</I></A>.
Classification-JEL: C23; C25; I31
Keywords: Subjective Well-Being; Satisfaction measurement; Qualitative regressors; Health satisfaction; Job satisfaction
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