Does Capability Deprivation Hurt? – Evidence from German Panel Data

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The present paper explores the link between poverty as capability deprivation and current life satisfaction. Using German panel data, I examine both whether capability deprivation does hurt and whether individuals eventually adapt. To detect capability deprivation I suggest relying on the nonconsumption of commodities pivotal for certain functioning achievements. The results indicate that poverty as capability deprivation reduces life satisfaction in a statistically and economically significant way. Moreover, the results suggest that individuals fail to adapt within the subsequent four to six years.

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• ISBN: 978-3-86788-413-6
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 359

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; General Welfare; Well-Being ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; Welfare Economics: General
• Subject: Subjective well-being ; life satisfaction ; capability approach ; poverty ; adaptation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Suppa, Nicolai
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2012

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.4419/86788413
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/61459