Heresy or enlightenment? The well-being age U-shape effect is flat

The otherwise seemingly robust age U-shape effect on life satisfaction in pooled OLS regressions is refuted with the German SOEP when controlling for panel fixed effects and respondent experience in the panel. Interviewer characteristics also impact significantly on life satisfaction responses.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Kassenboehmer, Sonja C. ; Haisken-DeNew, John P.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 117.2012, 1, p. 235-238
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Life satisfaction \| Well-being \| Age U-shape

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; J14 - Economics of the Elderly ; C42 - Survey Methods
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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