WHICH HEALTH CONDITIONS CAUSE THE MOST UNHAPPINESS?

被引：79

作者：

Graham, Carol ^{[1
]}

Higuera, Lucas ^{[2
]}

Lora, Eduardo ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Brookings Inst, Washington, DC 20036 USA

[2] Univ Maryland, Dept Econ, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[3] Interamer Dev Bank, Washington, DC USA

来源：

HEALTH ECONOMICS | 2011年 / 20卷 / 12期

关键词：

health; happiness; adaptation; valuing health conditions; HAPPINESS; STATES; VALUATION;

D O I：

10.1002/hec.1682

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper assesses the effects of different health conditions on happiness. Based on new data for Latin America, we examine the effects of different conditions across age, gender, and income cohorts. Anxiety and pain have stronger effects than physical problems, likely because people adapt better to one-time shocks than to constant uncertainty. The negative effects of health conditions are very large when compared with the effects of income on happiness. And, while higher peer income typically elicits envy, better peer health provides positive signals for life and health satisfaction. Health norms vary widely across countries. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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页码：1431 / 1447

页数：17

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