Study Davidson et al. (2013): study ZZ OECD member states 1981
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, OECD member states, Multiple nations, 1981 - 2009
- Survey name
- INT-WorldValuesSurv 1-5
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 60000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Labor market regulation
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Source: Fraser Institute.
- Operationalization
- Index, as degree of economic freedom, of:
-the extent to which the economy is affected by 'mandated minimum wages' ,
-the degree to which 'the hiring and firing of workers is impeded by regulations',
-the extentto which ' wages are ' set by centralized collective bargaining' ,
-the degree of governmentally mandated
'requirements for advance notice, severance payments, and penalties due when dismissing a redundant worker' .
Observed Relation with Happiness
b controlled for:
-gender,
-age and age squared,
-marital status,
-children,
-unemployed, head of house,
-income,
-attendance religious services,
-year.
b controlled for:
-GDP per capita,
-Unemployement,
-Individualism,
-Democracy,