| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP8048 |
| DP8048 Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth | |
| Justin Wolfers; Betsey Stevenson; Dan Sacks | |
| 发表日期 | 2010-10-23 |
| 出版年 | 2010 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer individuals, and establish that this relationship is similar in most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same whether we compare individuals or countries, suggesting that absolute income plays an important role in influencing well-being. Finally, studying changes in satisfaction over time, we find that as countries experience economic growth, their citizens? life satisfaction typically grows, and that those countries experiencing more rapid economic growth also tend to experience more rapid growth in life satisfaction. These results together suggest that measured subjective well-being grows hand in hand with material living standards. |
| 主题 | Development Economics ; Public Economics |
| 关键词 | Development Easterlin paradox Economic growth Hedonic treadmill Life satisfaction Quality of life Subjective well-being Well-being-income gradient |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp8048 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/536899 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Justin Wolfers,Betsey Stevenson,Dan Sacks. DP8048 Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth. 2010. |
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