Study Danzer & Danzer (2016): study UA 2003
- Public
- Elderly followed 5 years before and after reaching pension age, Ukraine, 2003-2007
- Survey name
- UA-Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 4927
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- pension reform
- Our Classification
-
-
- Remarks
- T1-T2: 2003-2004 before pension age, before reform T3: 2007 after pension age, after reform
- Related specification variables
-
-
- Operationalization
- Pensions in Ukraine increased substantially after reform in September 2004
1 post reform (2007)
0: pre reform (2003, 2004)
Observed Relation with Happiness
pension pension
Before reform 2.35 2.15
After reform 2.79 2.77
- difference +0.39 +0.62
The prospect of a good pension apparently raised happiness already before receiving that pension
- pension aged
- individual characteristics
- age
- chronic disease
- marital status
- years of schooling
- household characteristics
- household size
- had children
- income of household members
- interaction pension aged x post reform
Beta was similar after additional controled for annual working hours(log+1).
Beta-fix was similar after additional controled for annual working hours(log+1).
The positive effect of pension reform is entirely due to greater personal income; not to less working.