نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 استاد اقتصادسنجی و آماراجتماعی، بخش اقتصاد، دانشگاه سمنان
2 دانشگاه سمنان
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
In fact, happiness (favorability) may be the ultimate goal of any society. Happiness is affected by both unemployment and inflation. The main aim of this paper is to compare the effects of unemployment and inflation on happiness in EEC and Iran. To do so, we used panel data regarding the 2001-2011 period. To compare the effects of unemployment and inflation on happiness, we estimated the model using standardized variables. After conducting the F test and the Hausman test, the parameters were estimated using the Fixed Panel approach. The results indicate that both unemployment and inflation have negative and significant effects on happiness; if each of inflation rate and unemployment rate increases by one standard deviation, happiness will be reduced by about 0.044 and 0.181 of standard deviation respectively. The comparison of the effects of inflation and unemployment on happiness has shown that the effect of unemployment on happiness is considerably more than that of inflation (this is found according to the Wald test). Moreover, if the per capita GDP increases by one standard deviation, happiness will also increase about 0.140 of standard deviation. Thus, in order to enhance happiness, reduction of unemployment should be a preferred policy.
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Veenhoven, Ruut & Hagerty Michael (2003). "Wealth and Happiness Revisited: Growing National Income does Go with Greater Happiness". Social Indicators Research 64(3): 1-27.