How Reliable and Consistent are Subjective Measures of Welfare in Europe and Central Asia? Evidence from the Second Life in Transition Survey

How Reliable and Consistent are Subjective Measures of Welfare in Europe and Central Asia? Evidence from the Second Life in Transition Survey

This paper analyzes the reliability and consistency of subjective well-being measures. Using the Life in Transition Survey, which was administered in 34 countries of Europe and Central Asia in 2006 and 2010, the paper evaluates subjective well-bein...

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Main Authors: Cojocaru, Alexandru, Diagne, Mame Fatou
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ASSET OWNERSHIP
ASSETS
BANK ACCOUNT
BIASES
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
COUNTRY DUMMIES
COUNTRY LEVEL
CREDIT CARD
CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES
DEBIT CARD
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DURABLE GOODS
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REVIEW
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENROLLMENTS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FINANCES
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOOD EXPENDITURES
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GENDER
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH INSURANCE
HIGH CORRELATION
HOUSEHOLD ACCESS
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
HOUSEHOLD FINANCES
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME SOURCE
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY ESTIMATES
INEQUALITY MEASUREMENT
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LABOR MARKET
LIVING STANDARDS
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MEASUREMENT ERROR
MISREPORTING
NEGATIVE EFFECT
PEOPLES
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY MAKING
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC POLICY
RELATIVE INCOME
RELATIVE INCOME DISTRIBUTION
RELATIVE POSITION
REMITTANCES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL PROGRESS
STATEMENT
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TUITION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
WAGES
WEALTH
Microdata Set
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17287547/reliable-consistent-subjective-measures-welfare-europe-central-asia-evidence-second-life-transition-survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13150

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17287547/reliable-consistent-subjective-measures-welfare-europe-central-asia-evidence-second-life-transition-survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13150

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