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Measuring Happiness and Making Policy

Measuring Happiness and Making Policy. Gert G. Wagner OECD Global Project - Measuring the Progress of Societies, Istanbul, June 27-30, 207. Making Policy. Good policy actions require causal inference Cross-sectional studies do not allow to draw causal inference

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Measuring Happiness and Making Policy

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  1. Measuring Happiness and Making Policy Gert G. Wagner OECD Global Project - Measuring the Progress of Societies, Istanbul, June 27-30, 207

  2. Making Policy • Good policy actions require causal inference • Cross-sectional studies do not allow to draw causal inference • Natural experiments are rare • Longitudinal studies are rare too

  3. Longitudinal Studies • Longitudinal studies which contain variables about subjective well-being • BHPS • German SOEP • ECHP • e. g. Andrew Clark, Paul Frijters and Michael Shields, Relative Income, Happiness and Utility, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2840, Bonn

  4. Evidence Based Policy Actions • Basis: negative impact on satisfaction with life in general after occurence of unemployment, disability and commuting • Fighting unemployment • Information campaign about commuting • Better saftey regulations (e. g. at workplace)

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