Well-being (i.e., satisfaction, happiness) is a latent variable, impossible to observe directly. Hence, questionnaires … under which the use of cardinal method to an ordinal variable gives an illusionary sense of robustness, while in fact one …

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. …

Die Debatte um (andere) Indikatoren zur Messung gesellschaftlicher Wohlfahrt und eines "guten Lebens" hat in den …) berechnet. Betrachtet werden für den Zeitraum 1984-2014 (SOEP v31) die Bereiche Zufriedenheit (allgemein/Bereiche), Sorgen … research topics include satisfaction (life in general/specific areas; current/anticipated), concerns, im-portance, interest for …

Die Debatte um (andere) Indikatoren zur Messung gesellschaftlicher Wohlfahrt und eines „guten Lebens“ hat in den … (exkl. NRW) berechnet. Betrachtet werden für den Zeitraum 1984-2013 (SOEP v30) die Bereiche Zufriedenheit (allgemein … v30). The re-search topics include satisfaction (life in general/specific areas; current/anticipated), con …

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 …

This paper provides insight on the relationship between obesity and happiness. Using the latest available cross …

: 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. …

-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 …