A Note on the Impact of Economic Regulation on Life Satisfaction

Publikations-Art
Arbeitspapier/Diskussionspapier
Autoren
Knoll, Bodo; Pitlik, Hans; Rode, Martin
Erscheinungsjahr
2012
Veröffentlicht in
WIFO Working Papers
Seite (von - bis)
10
Abstract

Are people happier if they experience freedom from regulation, and
how do individual attitudes towards liberalization influence personal
life satisfaction? Based on data from European and World Values
Surveys and the Economic Freedom of the World project we find
evidence for positive effects of low regulation and pro-market attitudes
on life satisfaction. Paradoxically, people who are opposed to marketoriented
policies sometimes benefit most from deregulation.

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