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The Geography of Economics and Happiness

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Luca Stanca ()

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This paper investigates the spatial pattern of the e®ects of eco- nomic conditions on subjective well-being, using a large sample of in- dividuals from 81 countries throughout the world. We ¯nd evidence of substantial spatial heterogeneity and spatial dependence in the cross- country distribution of the e®ects of income and unemployment on happiness. We examine the impact of macroeconomic conditions on country-level sensitivities of subjective well-being to microeconomic conditions. The e®ect of income on well-being is found to be signif- icantly stronger in countries with lower GDP per capita and higher unemployment rate. The e®ect of unemployment on well-being is in- stead signi¯cantly stronger in countries with higher GDP per capita and higher unemployment rate.

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Paper provided by University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 140.

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Date of creation: Jun 2008
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Keywords: subjective well-being; economic geography; spatial econometrics;

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A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty - - - General Welfare

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  2. Blanchflower, David G., 2008. "International Evidence on Well-being," IZA Discussion Papers 3354, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  3. Luigino Bruni & Luca Stanca, 2005. "Watching alone: Relational Goods, Television and Happiness," Working Papers 90, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, revised Jun 2005. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Luigino Bruni & Luca Stanca, 2006. "Income Aspirations, Television and Happiness: Evidence from the World Values Survey," Kyklos, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 59(2), pages 209-225, 05. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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