Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163545 
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Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Working Paper Series No. 2017-02
Publisher: 
University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Colchester
Abstract: 
Using longitudinal data for children aged 10-15 years living in England in 2009-2014 we test the hypothesis that income matters for children's life satisfaction. The results suggest that children are more satisfied with life the more income their family has. Income effects are larger the less income the family has and statistically significant for children from the age of 13. Overall, the effects are small and governments aiming to increase population well-being in this group may expect greater returns from addressing satisfaction gaps experienced during school holidays and focussing on British/Irish white males and females from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Subjects: 
childhood
children
life satisfaction
happiness
quality of life research
panel data analysis
JEL: 
I31
J13
J17
C23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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