Publication type
Research Paper
Series Number
2009-08
Series
University of Glasgow Department of Economics Discussion Paper Series
Author
Publication date
June 1, 2009
Abstract:
We analyze how individual happiness is affected by nine major life events using a panel of British individuals. Our aim is to test the importance of hedonic adaptation in the United Kingdom and to compare our results with equivalent ones obtained in the literature using German data. We also study anticipation effects for each life event. We find evidence that adaptation, although a common phenomenon, is not always complete and in some cases may not even be present. Compared to German individuals, the British appear to adapt much less to marriage and much more to unemployment.
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Link
- http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/economics/research/discussionpapers/
Notes
discussion paper
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