Study Winkelmann & Winkelmann (1998): study XZ Germany West 1984
- Public
- 20-64 aged males, Germany, followed 6 years, 1984-1990
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 4183
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Becoming/in out of the labour force
- Our Classification
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- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Change in happiness following change in labour force status:
0 Employed
1 Out of labour force
Observed Relation with Happiness
Probability of being happy is lower for the years 1984-1986 (-12.4 %) and lower when satisfied is defined as happiness<4 (-13,7 %)
LRCD -.39 means that being out of the labour force lowers the probability of being happy (>7) with approximately 9,8 %
LRCD -.68 means that being out of the labour force lowers the probability of being happy (>7) with approximately 17 %
LRCD's controlled for:
- unemployment
- duration of unemployment
- duration squared
- marital status
- good health condition
- age
- age squared
- household income
LRCD's denote that due to becoming out of the labour force goes with a lower probability of being happy for age 29-49 compared to younger and older ages