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dc.contributor.authorKatsaiti, Men
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-13T03:36:39Zen
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-30T03:59:11Zen
dc.date.available2012-08-30T03:59:11Zen
dc.date.issued2010-02en
dc.identifier.isbnISSN: 1864-6689 (online)en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10620/17609en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10620/3713en
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides insight on the relationship between obesity and happiness. Using the latest available cross sectional data from Germany (GSOEP 2006), UK (BHPS 2005), and Australia (HILDA 2007). We examine whether there is evidence on the impact of overweight on subjective well being. The Hausman test is employed in the univariate and multivariate speci cations chosen and reveals evidence for the presence of endogeneity in the German and the Australian data. Instrumental variable analysis is performed under the presence of endogeneity whereas for the UK we run OLS regressions. Results indicate that in all three countries obesity has a negative and signi cant e ect on the subjective well being of individuals. For Germany, using a di erences-in-di erences methodology, I nd that non-overweight/non-obese individuals are on average 0:5 units happier than their overweight/obese counterparts. Our ndings also have important implications for the e ect of other socio-demographic, economic and individual characteristics on well being.en
dc.subjectSatisfaction -- Lifeen
dc.subjectHealth -- Wellbeingen
dc.subjectHealth -- Obesityen
dc.titleObesity and Happinessen
dc.typeReports and technical papersen
dc.identifier.urlhttp://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID1551192_code940076.pdf?abstractid=1551192&mirid=1en
dc.identifier.surveyHILDAen
dc.description.institutionDeutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschungen
dc.title.reportSOEP papersen
dc.identifier.rishttp://flosse.dss.gov.au//ris.php?id=4110en
dc.description.keywordsInstrumental Variable Analysisen
dc.description.keywordsSubjective well beingen
dc.description.keywordsHappinessen
dc.description.keywordsObesityen
dc.description.pages33en
local.identifier.id4110en
dc.publisher.cityBerlinen
dc.description.additionalinfoSOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research at DIW Berlinen
dc.subject.dssHealth and wellbeingen
dc.subject.dssmaincategorySatisfactionen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryHealthen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryWellbeingen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryLifeen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryObesityen
dc.subject.flosseHealth and wellbeingen
dc.relation.surveyHILDAen
dc.old.surveyvalueHILDAen
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