significant life satisfaction drop of 0.17 points on an 11-point scale, which is equivalent to a 2.5% fall from pre-flood levels …This paper employs a panel event study design to examine the causal effects of the 2013 flood disaster in East Germany … on subjective well-being. We merge geo-spatial flood data with longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel …

This paper looks at the information content of satisfaction scores. It is argued that the information content depends … within one year. This leads to the conclusion that the information content of satisfaction scores accentuates recent changes …-term impact on living conditions. The usefulness of satisfaction scores as an indicator of people's living conditions is discussed. …

observed regional pattern of life satisfaction reflects macroeconomic fundamentals, where labor market conditions play a … satisfaction gap between East and West Germany can be attributed to differing macroeconomic conditions. Moreover, the effects of … comparably high levels of life satisfaction in Northern Germany are driven mostly by couples and go along with significantly …

-reported satisfaction measures from a long-running German panel survey, the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), the present study conducts an … empirical test of this assumption. Our matching-based estimation reveals satisfaction trajectories of women who experience the … death of their spouse and identifies the causal effect of widowhood. The average level of satisfaction in a control group of …

: Satisfaction with household income and the income evaluation question as developed by Van Praag. It can be shown that satisfaction …

: Satisfaction with household income and the income evaluation question as developed by Van Praag. It can be shown that satisfaction …

This paper looks at the information content of satisfaction scores. It is argued that the information content depends … within one year. This leads to the conclusion that the information content of satisfaction scores accentuates recent changes …-term impact on living conditions. The usefulness of satisfaction scores as an indicator of people's living conditions is discussed. …

lifestyle have substantial and similar effects on life satisfaction. The results have negative implications for a widely … population has recorded substantial and apparently permanent changes in life satisfaction (Fujita and Diener, 2005; Headey, 2008a …