Study Helliwell et al. (2018): study ZZ World samples 2005 /1
- Public
- Survey name
- Gallup poll
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 900000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Generosity (adjusted for GDP)
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Source: Gallup World Poll Operationalization is assumed based on the World Happiness Report.
- Distribution
- M=0 SD=0,16
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Residual of regresssing the national average average of self-reports for the question: "Have you donated money to a charity in the past month?" on GDP per capita.
Observed Relation with Happiness
- Without country fixed effects
b controls for:
- democratic quality
- delivery quality
- log GDP per capita
- healthy life expectancy
- freedom to make life choices
- social support
- year fixed effects
Similar patterns are obtained when b additionally controls for:
- Regional fixed effects
b controls for:
- democratic quality
- delivery quality
- log GDP per capita
- healthy life expectancy
- freedom to make life choices
- generosity
A similar result is obtained when b controls for:
- regional fixed effects
b controls for:
- Confidence in the national government (Gallup)
- Logged GDP
- Democratic quality
- Delivery quality
- Country fixed effects
- Year fixed effects
- Freedom to make life choices
- Social support
Similar results are obtained when some controls are removed.
In sum: When significant, generosity has a positive effect on life satisfaction.