Direct democracy and life satisfaction revisited: new evidence for Switzerland

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作者：
David Dorn
Justina A. V. Fischer
Gebhard Kirchgässner
Alfonso Sousa-Poza
机构：
[1] University of St. Gallen,Hoover Institution
[2] FAA-HSG,undefined
[3] Stanford University,undefined
[4] University of St. Gallen,undefined
[5] SIAW-HSG,undefined
[6] CESifo and Leopoldina,undefined
来源：
Journal of Happiness Studies | 2008年 / 9卷
关键词：
Culture; Direct democracy; Happiness; Institutions; Utility;
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摘要：
We re-evaluate the relation between cantonal direct democracy and perceived subjective well-being in Switzerland using new data from the Swiss Household Panel. In addition, this study goes beyond previous work by carefully controlling for cultural determinants of happiness such as languages and religion. We find that once language is controlled for, no robust significant relationship between the extent of direct democracy and life satisfaction can be observed. The results also show that direct democracy does not affect well-being within language groups in Switzerland.
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页数：28
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