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The empirical determinants of happiness in Brazil

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  • Raphael Bottura Corbi
  • Naércio Aquino Menezes-Filho

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This paper investigates the role that economic variables play in the determination of happiness, using reported happiness as a proxy to individual well-being. We use microdata extracted from the World Values Survey for five countries, emphasizing the Brazilian case. Our findings suggest that there is a positive and significant correlation between happiness and income. Unemployment is also a large source of unhappiness. In most cases, happiness appears to be positively correlated to being married. Moreover, happiness is apparently U-shaped in age (minimizing at 50s). JEL classification: I31.

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  • Raphael Bottura Corbi & Naércio Aquino Menezes-Filho, 2006. "The empirical determinants of happiness in Brazil," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 26(4), pages 518-536.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:26:y:2006:i:4:p:518-536:id:613
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    Keywords

    happiness; well-being; income; unemployment;
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    JEL classification:

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

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