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mortality developments. First, the authors show that there was an increase in deaths
related to circulatory and health problems, especially for men. Second, using the SOEP
data, the authors show that worries about economic conditions had a negative and
significant effect on health satisfaction in East Germany between 1990 and 1994. Finally,
the authors show that those who were unemployed had a more negative trend in health
satisfaction that those who were employed. The analysis conducted in this paper is
similar to Riphahn and Zimmermann’s work. However, I examine both East and West
Germany rather than just East Germany, look at the differences through 1999, and use a
different empirical methodology. I also extend their findings to show how this decline in
health played a role in the recovery of life satisfaction. Health has consistently been
shown to be a determinant of life satisfaction (Dolan, Peasgood, & White, 2008).
Luschen, Niemann, and Apelt (1997) evaluate self-reported health, rather than
mortality rates, of East and West German men and women using a survey of 2,574
respondents in 1992. They conclude that the East German men have the highest self-reported
health in 1992 despite difficult working conditions and insecure jobs. West
German women have higher self-reported health status than East German women. They
also find that the elderly in East Germany have lower self-reported health status
compared to the elderly in West Germany.
Even if health changed in East Germany relative West Germany it is not
necessarily the case that a change in health would cause a change in health satisfaction or
life satisfaction. For example, Easterlin (2001) shows that more income does not make
people happier because aspirations increase as income increases. In another paper,
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Object Description
| Title | Essays on health and well-being |
| Author | Zweig, Jacqueline Smith |
| Author email | smith2@usc.edu; jackiesmith04@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Economics |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-23 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 26 Apr. 2012. |
| Date published | 2012-04-26 |
| Advisor (committee chair) |
Easterlin, Richard A. Ham, John C. |
| Advisor (committee member) | Melguizo, Tatiana |
| Abstract | This dissertation is comprised of three chapters that use microeconometric techniques to investigate the factors that affect people’s well-being. In the first two chapters, well-being is defined as life satisfaction or health satisfaction. The first chapter explores how the movement from socialism to capitalism affected the life satisfaction and health satisfaction of East Germans relative to West Germans after reunification. The second chapter examines whether women are happier, less happy, or equally happy as men in countries at various stages of development. The third chapter examines whether pollution affects the academic performance of school children; their academic performance and achievements will have important implications for their future well-being. |
| Keyword | happiness; well-being |
| Geographic subject | Germany |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 1990/2010; 2002/2008 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3782 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Zweig, Jacqueline Smith |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Zweig-4500 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Zweig-4500.pdf |
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| Title | Page 23 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 14 mortality developments. First, the authors show that there was an increase in deaths related to circulatory and health problems, especially for men. Second, using the SOEP data, the authors show that worries about economic conditions had a negative and significant effect on health satisfaction in East Germany between 1990 and 1994. Finally, the authors show that those who were unemployed had a more negative trend in health satisfaction that those who were employed. The analysis conducted in this paper is similar to Riphahn and Zimmermann’s work. However, I examine both East and West Germany rather than just East Germany, look at the differences through 1999, and use a different empirical methodology. I also extend their findings to show how this decline in health played a role in the recovery of life satisfaction. Health has consistently been shown to be a determinant of life satisfaction (Dolan, Peasgood, & White, 2008). Luschen, Niemann, and Apelt (1997) evaluate self-reported health, rather than mortality rates, of East and West German men and women using a survey of 2,574 respondents in 1992. They conclude that the East German men have the highest self-reported health in 1992 despite difficult working conditions and insecure jobs. West German women have higher self-reported health status than East German women. They also find that the elderly in East Germany have lower self-reported health status compared to the elderly in West Germany. Even if health changed in East Germany relative West Germany it is not necessarily the case that a change in health would cause a change in health satisfaction or life satisfaction. For example, Easterlin (2001) shows that more income does not make people happier because aspirations increase as income increases. In another paper, 14 |
