Arbeitspapier
Reported happiness, fast and slow
In this paper, we test how reporting behaviors (response time, cognitive effort, questionnaire order) affect reported happiness in a large Dutch internet panel survey. We find that slower responses and higher cognitive effort reduce reported happiness. Moreover, in multivariate happiness equations, these factors moderate the estimated effect of income on happiness, while no interaction effects are found for other determinants of happiness. As a consequence, relative marginal effects may not be invariant to reporting circumstances.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 80
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
General Welfare; Well-Being
- Subject
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reporting function
happiness
mood
Zufriedenheit
Messung
Bias
Panel
Niederlande
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Studer, Raphael
Winkelmann, Rainer
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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University of Zurich, Department of Economics
- (where)
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Zurich
- (when)
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2012
- DOI
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doi:10.5167/uzh-62714
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Studer, Raphael
- Winkelmann, Rainer
- University of Zurich, Department of Economics
Time of origin
- 2012
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