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Correlational findings

Study Bjornskov et al. (2007): study ZZ 1997

Public
18+ aged, general public, 74 nations, 1997-2001
Survey name
INT-WorldValuesSurvey 3
Sample
Respondents
N = 120000
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label
Openness
Our Classification
Remarks
Source: Penn World Tables, Mark 6.1 (Heston, Summers and Aten, 2002)
Operationalization
Sum of exports and imports as % of GDP.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-a b = +.09 p < .01 % very happy citizens by opnenness of economy in 74 nations

B controlled for
-social trust
-investment price
-log gdp per capita
-postcommunist
-government consumption