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Income, Sex, Pills and Relationships: An Empirical Study for Argentina

Martín TetazPablo Schiaffino

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Empirical researchPillmedia_common.quotation_subjectPolitical scienceWell-beingHappinessLife satisfactionGender studiesDemographic economicsEasterlin paradoxSocial classExplanatory powermedia_common

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We use 28 years of Argentina’s life satisfaction (LS) and happiness (HA) data to test the Easterlin Paradox and find out the actual determinants of happiness. Argentineans are happier now than in 1984, and the City of Buenos Aires leads in present rankings of happiness in Argentina. In the cross-section analysis, LS correlates with the satisfaction about the economic situation of households, but the satisfaction with family and time spent with loved ones have a higher explanatory power. When it comes to HA, high social class members do not always buy a ticket, but low class makes people sadder. Nontraditional variables – pills for mental stress and sex – were also studied.

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2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7203-7_16