Economic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.

This thesis within Industrial Economics and Applied Mathematics investigates the relationship between economic development and subjective well-being. The Easterlin Paradox, originally stated by Richard Easterlin in 1974, is reassessed by utilizing cross-sectional and time series data. A simple regre...

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Main Authors: Sihver, William, Qader, Aso
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Language:English
Published: KTH, Matematisk statistik 2018
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-kth-2287452020-05-30T03:46:14ZEconomic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.engEkonomisk utveckling och subjektivt välmående : Omprövning av Easterlin-paradoxen.Sihver, WilliamQader, AsoKTH, Matematisk statistikKTH, Matematisk statistik2018Economic developmentsubjective well-beinggross domestic productthe Easterlin Paradoxtime series regressionComputational MathematicsBeräkningsmatematikThis thesis within Industrial Economics and Applied Mathematics investigates the relationship between economic development and subjective well-being. The Easterlin Paradox, originally stated by Richard Easterlin in 1974, is reassessed by utilizing cross-sectional and time series data. A simple regression model is applied, using average happiness within a country as dependent variable, and gross national product per capita as regressor. In addition, an extensive study of previous research is conducted, focusing on reliability of data and earlier methodologies. The Easterlin Paradox is confirmed to still be valid when analyzing the United States over the time period 1972{2016, and 140 of the countries across the world 2012. Det här kandidatexamensarbetet inom Industriell Ekonomi och Tillämpad Matematik undersöker relationen mellan ekonomisk utveckling och subjektivt välmående. Easterlinparadoxen, ursprungligen fastställd av Richard Easterlin 1974, omprövas med hjälp av tvärsnitts- och tidsseriedata. En enkel linjär regressionsmodell appliceras med genomsnittlig lycka i ett land som beroende variabel och bruttonationalprodukt per capita som oberoende variabel. Dessutom utförs en omfattande studie av tidigare forskning med fokus på tillförlitlighet av data samt tidigare metodologier. Easterlinparadoxen bekräftas fortfarande gälla vid analys av USA over tidsperioden 1972-2016, och 140 av världens länder år 2012. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-228745TRITA-SCI-GRU ; 2018:183application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Economic development
subjective well-being
gross domestic product
the Easterlin Paradox
time series regression
Computational Mathematics
Beräkningsmatematik
spellingShingle Economic development
subjective well-being
gross domestic product
the Easterlin Paradox
time series regression
Computational Mathematics
Beräkningsmatematik
Sihver, William
Qader, Aso
Economic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.
description This thesis within Industrial Economics and Applied Mathematics investigates the relationship between economic development and subjective well-being. The Easterlin Paradox, originally stated by Richard Easterlin in 1974, is reassessed by utilizing cross-sectional and time series data. A simple regression model is applied, using average happiness within a country as dependent variable, and gross national product per capita as regressor. In addition, an extensive study of previous research is conducted, focusing on reliability of data and earlier methodologies. The Easterlin Paradox is confirmed to still be valid when analyzing the United States over the time period 1972{2016, and 140 of the countries across the world 2012. === Det här kandidatexamensarbetet inom Industriell Ekonomi och Tillämpad Matematik undersöker relationen mellan ekonomisk utveckling och subjektivt välmående. Easterlinparadoxen, ursprungligen fastställd av Richard Easterlin 1974, omprövas med hjälp av tvärsnitts- och tidsseriedata. En enkel linjär regressionsmodell appliceras med genomsnittlig lycka i ett land som beroende variabel och bruttonationalprodukt per capita som oberoende variabel. Dessutom utförs en omfattande studie av tidigare forskning med fokus på tillförlitlighet av data samt tidigare metodologier. Easterlinparadoxen bekräftas fortfarande gälla vid analys av USA over tidsperioden 1972-2016, och 140 av världens länder år 2012.
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Qader, Aso
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title Economic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.
title_short Economic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.
title_full Economic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.
title_fullStr Economic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.
title_full_unstemmed Economic Development and Subjective Well-Being : Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox.
title_sort economic development and subjective well-being : reassessing the easterlin paradox.
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