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. …

This paper uses concurrently and - for the first time - retrospectively reported life satisfaction from the 1984 to … correlation of unemployment and subjective life satisfaction. It is found that unemployed individuals do not only report … significantly lower concurrent satisfaction, but also recall reduced satisfaction from past unemployment well, and retrospectively …

expectations over two time periods. Life satisfaction is used as a proxy for mental well-being. To identify a causal effect of …

expectations over two time periods. Life satisfaction is used as a proxy for mental well-being. To identify a causal effect of …

Well-being (i.e., satisfaction, happiness) is a latent variable, impossible to observe directly. Hence, questionnaires …

: 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. …