History of Events and Life-satisfaction in Transition Countries

Using Life in Transition Survey data for 27 transition countries, the findings of this paper suggest that higher life satisfaction is correlated with lesser experience of unpleasant events such as labor market shock or economic distress, mostly in...

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Main Authors:	Dabalen, Andrew, Paul, Saumik
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	AGE GROUPS AGED BEREAVEMENT COUNTRY LEVEL CROSS-SECTION DATA DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL APPLICATION EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL FINDINGS EMPIRICAL MODEL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPIRICAL WORK EXERCISES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LIFE EVENTS LOW INCOME MARKET ECONOMY MEASUREMENT ERROR MEASUREMENT ERRORS MEDIAN INCOME MIGRATION MUTUAL INSURANCE NEGATIVE CORRELATION NEGATIVE EFFECT NEGATIVE SIGN OLDER PEOPLE PARTICULAR COUNTRY PERSONALITY POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR COUNTRIES POPULATION SHARE POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POSITIVE CORRELATION POSITIVE EFFECT POVERTY REDUCTION PRISONS PSYCHOLOGISTS PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY QUALITY OF LIFE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES RELATIVE EARNINGS RELATIVE INCOME RELATIVE POSITION RISK SHARING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS SIBLINGS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL RESEARCH STANDARD OF LIVING UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS VOLATILITY WAGES WORKERS WOUNDS
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