Ruprah & Luengas (2011): study ZZ Latin America 1997

Publication

Author(s):

Ruprah, I.J.; Luengas, P.

Title:

Monetary Policy and Happiness: Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment in Latin America.

Source:

The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2011, Vol. 40 , 59 - 66

Investigation

Public

15+ aged, general public in 17 Latin American nations, 1997-2006

Survey name

Latinobarometro1997

Sample

Probability multistage stratified area sample

Respondents

N = 120000

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:

Self report on single question

In general, would you say that you are satisfied with your life?
Would you say that you are
4  very satisfied
3  fairly satisfied
2  not very satisfied
1  not at all satisfied

Classification:

O-SLu-g-sq-v-4-c

Author's label:

Subjective well-being

Page in publication:

59

Correlational Findings

Author's label Subject Description Finding Unemployment rate Unemployment in nation Inflation rate Inflation in nation Size of the city Population size in nation Wealth Relative income Age Current age (in years) Gender Sex: male (vs female) Education Level of school-education Marital status Married state (compared to non-married states) Employment Current employment arrangement
Kind of occupation (profession) Maximum inflation experienced Specific earlier life-events
Earlier life (antecedents of happiness)
Unemployment in nation