Autori
Mencarini, Letizia
Aassve, Arnstein
Conzo, Pierluigi
Fuochi, Giulia

Titolo
The Cultural Foundations of Happiness.
Periodico
Università degli studi di Torino. Dip. Di Economia e Statistica Cognetti de Martiis. Working paper series
Anno: 2017 - Volume: 1 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 1 - Pagina finale: 43

The paper provides a framework for how culture affects happiness. According to self-determination theory, well-being is driven by the satisfaction of three basic psychological needs: autonomy, relatedness and competence. We assess if, and to what extent, generalized trust and the values of obedience and respect influence Europeans’ satisfaction of these needs, controlling for income and education. We find a positive and significant impact for generalized morality (high trust and respect, low obedience), which is robust to different checks for endogeneity, including instrumental variable regressions at country, regional and individual level and panel-data estimations.



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