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 …

nonmaterial quality of life as well as self-reported satisfaction with life as dimensions. We find that one third of the German …-being distribution has decreased over time. Moreover, health as well as life satisfaction contribute quite substantially to …

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 … in living conditions. Remote changes are notcaptured by the according survey questions, even if these changes have long …

Using self reported measures of life satisfaction and risk attitudes, we empirically test whether there is a …

We propose an extension of the standard occupational choice model to analyze the life satisfaction of senior … as main factors that shape the relationship between occupational status and life satisfaction. Senior entrepreneurs enjoy … higher levels of life satisfaction than retirees and senior paid employees. This higher life satisfaction is mainly due to …

satisfaction trends, whereas the hump shape after age fity-five is robust. No important differences between men and women are found …This paper studies the evolution of life satisfaction over the life course in Germany. It clarifies the causal … and time effects. The empirical part analyzes the distribution of life satisfaction over the life course at the aggregated …

life satisfaction of the total population and the subpopulation of drinkers, while life satisfaction of nondrinkers is …

satisfaction trends, whereas the hump shape after age fity-five is robust. No important differences between men and women are found …This paper studies the evolution of life satisfaction over the life course in Germany. It clarifies the causal … and time effects. The empirical part analyzes the distribution of life satisfaction over the life course at the aggregated …

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 …