Healthy and happy in Europe? On the association between happiness and life expectancy over time  

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Bjornskov, Christian

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 66 no. 8 (Apr. 2008), page 1750.
Topik: Happiness; Life expectancy; Panel data; Europe; cross-national; Health expenditure

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS53.19 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This paper revisits the standard finding in individual-level studies that happiness leads to longevity. It does so in a cross-country time-series analysis in which the use of a random effects estimator controls for most relevant time-invariant factors. The findings suggest that happiness is negatively associated with longevity at the national level, and suggests a potential indirect transmission channel, as national happiness is negatively associated with public health expenditures. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of the results for public policy and future research.

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