Are They Frigid to the Economic Development? Reconsideration of the Economic Effect on Subjective Well-Being in Japan

Autor/in	Suzuki, Kenji
Titel	Are They Frigid to the Economic Development? Reconsideration of the Economic Effect on Subjective Well-Being in Japan
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 92 (2009) 1, S.81-89 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-008-9290-z
Schlagwörter	Economic Progress; Income; Well Being; Economic Impact; Foreign Countries; Economic Development; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Einkommen; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ökonomische Determinanten; Ausland; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Abstract	The question about the contribution of economic growth to subjective well-being has caused long-standing debate in the literature on subjective well-being, and Japan is often mentioned as a typical case of no contribution. With a careful examination of the survey text, nevertheless, this study provides a completely opposite result. In other words, the average score of subjective well-being is significantly associated with the level of national income per capita. The study also finds that not only the level of national income per capita but also its growth rate is a significant explanatory variable. However, it is also suggested that a structural subsidence of subjective well-being occurred in the late 1990s, when many Japanese people lost confidence in their traditional economic system. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10