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The Impact of a Failed Coup d'État on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Trust: The Case of the Plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016

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  • K. Ali Akkemik

    (Yamaguchi University, Japan)

  • Gerçek Çiçek

    (MEF University, Turkey and Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)

  • Charles Yuji Horioka

    (Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Osaka University, Asian Growth Research Institute, and National Bureau of Economic Research, Japan)

  • Yoko Niimi

    (Doshisha University and Asian Growth Research Institute, Japan)

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of the failed coup d'état attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, on people's happiness, life satisfaction, and trust and finds that the plot had a significant negative effect on all three variables. This paper is the first to show that coups d'état can have a significant adverse effect on people's well-being, as in the case of terrorist attacks.

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  • K. Ali Akkemik & Gerçek Çiçek & Charles Yuji Horioka & Yoko Niimi, 2019. "The Impact of a Failed Coup d'État on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Trust: The Case of the Plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016," Discussion Paper Series DP2019-22, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
    • Handle: RePEc:kob:dpaper:dp2019-22
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    Keywords

    Happiness; Well-being; Trust; Life satisfaction; Coup d'état; Turkey;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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