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Correlational findings

Study Khaled & Ben Afia (2024): study ZZ Africa 2006

Public
18+ aged general public in 34 African nations, followed 15 years, 2006 - 2020
Survey name
INT-World Database of Happiness Pooled surveys from different programs
Sample
Respondents
N = 350000
Non Response
Assessment
Multiple assesment methods

Correlate

Authors's Label
Agricultural productivity
Our Classification
Remarks
Data World Indicators 2022
Distribution
M = 2.8; SD =0,80
Operationalization
Agricultural productivity: production in % GDP

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-*-sq-nt-11-a b-fix = +.32 CHANGE AVERAGE HAPPINESS -> CHANGE PRODUCTIVITY
Lower in random efect analysys (+.21) and 2SLS) analysis (+.21)
O-SLW-*-sq-nt-11-a b-fix = +.03 CHANGE PRODUCTIVITY -> CHANGE HAPPINESS
Stringer in random effect analysys (+.04) and 2SLS analysis (+.04)

b-fix controled for
- share of rural population
- net development assistance
- life-expectancy at birth
- % workers in agriculture