A note on the relationship between television viewing and individual happiness

In a recently published article, Bruni and Stanca (2008) suggest that television viewing has a negative impact on life satisfaction. In this note we argue that the empirical approach they use (an approach that omits the main effect of TV viewing in life satisfaction) is problematic.We estimate a microeconomic life satisfaction function and find mixed support for the claim that television viewing in general has a negative impact on individual happiness.[...]

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Kataria, Mitesh ; Regner, Tobias
Institutions:	Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung Strategische Interaktion
Subject:	Beziehung \| Subjektivität \| Glück \| Fernsehen \| Wohlbefinden

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1. Introduction
2. Data and methodology
3. Empirical Results
4. Conclusions
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