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| DC Field | | Value | | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | | Clark, Andrew E. | | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | | 2008-05-23 | | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | | 2010-07-07T11:23:29Z | | - |
| dc.date.available | | 2010-07-07T11:23:29Z | | - |
| dc.date.issued | | 2007 | | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/34422 | | - |
| dc.description.abstract | | The statistical analysis of cross-section data very often reveals a U-shaped relationship between subjective well-being and age. This paper uses fourteen waves of British panel data to distinguish between two potential explanations of this shape: a pure life-cycle or aging effect, and a fixed cohort effect depending on year of birth. Panel analysis controlling for fixed effects continues to produce a U-shaped relationship between well-being and age, although this U-shape is flatter for life satisfaction than for the GHQ measure of mental well-being. The pattern of the estimated cohort effects also differs between the two well-being measures and, to an extent, by demographic group. In particular, those born earlier report more positive GHQ scores, controlling for their current age; this phenomenon is especially prevalent for women. | | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | | eng | | en_US |
| dc.publisher | | IZA Bonn | | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | | IZA Discussion Papers 3170 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.jel | | C23 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.ddc | | 150 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | | Subjective well-being | | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | | cohorts | | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | | fixed effects | | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | | panel data | | en_US |
| dc.subject.stw | | Lebenszufriedenheit | | en_US |
| dc.subject.stw | | Altersgruppe | | en_US |
| dc.subject.stw | | Lebenszyklus | | en_US |
| dc.subject.stw | | Kohortenanalyse | | en_US |
| dc.subject.stw | | Großbritannien | | en_US |
| dc.title | | Born to be mild? Cohort effects don't (fully) explain why well-being is U-shaped in age | | en_US |
| dc.type | | Working Paper | | en_US |
| dc.identifier.ppn | | 551074736 | | en_US |
| dc.rights | | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | | - |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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