A Note on Satisfaction with Life, Government and Job: The Case of Eastern Europe

Humpert, Stephan (2013): A Note on Satisfaction with Life, Government and Job: The Case of Eastern Europe.

Abstract

Recent studies on life satisfaction or well-being focus on transition countries. These countries are the Central Eastern European and Baltic states (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The half of the CEE countries are meanwhile members of the European Union (EU). Using the year 2008 of the European Values Study 2010 (EVS), I use simple OLS regressions for life satisfaction, as well as satisfaction with government and the job. Individual characteristics are in line with global well-being results. I find no evidence that Eastern European EU member countries behave different then other transition countries. But there are a some differences between the countries concerning governmental quality and job satisfaction.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Subjective Well-Being, Transition, Central Eastern European and Baltic states, Commonwealth of Independent States
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D60 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies

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