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A Structural Model of Well-being: with an application to German Data

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B.M.S. van Praag () (University of Amsterdam)
P. Frijters () (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
A. Ferrer-i-Carbonell () (University of Amsterdam)

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In this paper we attempt to explain individual, ordinally comparable, satisfaction levels. We postulate a simultaneous equation model where general satisfaction is explained by exogenous shock and level variables, and by the values of the satisfactions with respect to six distinct endogenous domains of life. Taking into account that these satisfactions were categorically measured and allowing for individual effects, the model was estimated on six consecutive waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel. The results are statistically very significant and plausible.
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  1. Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada & van Praag, Bernard M.S., 2001. "The Subjective Costs of Health Losses due to Chronic Diseases: An Alternative Model Appraisal," IZA Discussion Papers 313, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  3. Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada & van Praag, Bernard M.S., 2001. "Poverty in the Russian Federation," IZA Discussion Papers 259, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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