Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/57801 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Arbeiten aus dem Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg No. 279
Publisher: 
Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg, Regensburg
Abstract: 
Subjective well-being patterns found for developed economies do not always valid for the economies in transition. This paper overviews happiness and satisfaction studies on income, work and family life domains with a particular attention to those on transitional countries. While there is a range of similarities in conclusions for two types of economies, the main differences seems to be a result of uncertainty and fast changing conditions in transitional settings. The terms happiness and life satisfaction should be distinguished, when evaluating the successfulness of transformational period and socio-economic policies. A short summary for 76 studies involving subjective indicators on data from the economies in transition is included.
Subjects: 
life satisfaction
happiness
transition economies
JEL: 
P29
J12
J28
ISBN: 
978-3-938980-28-6
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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