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dc.contributor.authorVatter, Johannesen
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-01-
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-08T12:22:28Z-
dc.date.available2012-03-08T12:22:28Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/55851-
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines regional differences in subjective well-being (SWB) in Germany. Inferential statistics indicate a diminishing but still significant gap between East andWest Germany, but also differing levels of SWB within both parts of Germany. The observed regional pattern of life satisfaction reflects macroeconomic fundamentals, where labour market conditions play a dominant role. Differing levels of GDP and economic growth have contributed rather indirectly to well-being such that the period since the reunification can be considered as a period of joyless growth. Moreover, the effects of unemployment and income differ in size between regions in such a way that one can assume increasing marginal disutility of unemployment. In total, approximately half of 'satisfaction gap' between East and West Germany can be attributed to differing macroeconomic conditions. In contrast, the comparably high levels of life satisfaction in Northern Germany are driven mostly by couples and go along with significantly higher fertility rates. Overall, I conclude that comparisons of SWB within a single country provide valid information.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Forschungszentrum Generationenverträge (FZG) |cFreiburg i. Br.en
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aDiskussionsbeiträge |x50en
dc.subject.jelR10en
dc.subject.jelI31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordsubjective well-beingen
dc.subject.keywordregional disparitiesen
dc.subject.keywordunemploymenten
dc.subject.keywordeconomic growthen
dc.subject.keywordfertility rateen
dc.subject.stwZufriedenheiten
dc.subject.stwLebensqualitäten
dc.subject.stwRegionale Disparitäten
dc.subject.stwRegionale Arbeitslosigkeiten
dc.subject.stwRegionales Wachstumen
dc.subject.stwFruchtbarkeiten
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.subject.stwAlte Bundesländeren
dc.subject.stwNeue Bundesländeren
dc.titleWell-being in Germany: What explains the regional variation?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn687809592en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:fzgdps:50en

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