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Studies

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