TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity and happiness
AU - Katsaiti, Marina Selini
N1 - Funding Information:
This article uses unit record data from the HILDA Survey. The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Melbourne Institute). The findings and views reported in this article, however, are those of the author and should not be attributed to either FaHCSIA or the Melbourne Institute.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - This article provides insight on the relationship between individual obesity and happiness levels. Using the latest available panel data from Germany German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), UK British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), and Australia Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), we examine whether there is statistical evidence on the impact of overweight on subjective well-being. Instrumental Variable (IV) analysis is utilized under the presence of endogeneity, stemming from several explanatory variables. Results indicate that in all three countries obesity has a negative effect on the subjective well-being of individuals. The results also have important implications for the effect of other sociodemographic, economic and individual characteristics on well-being.
AB - This article provides insight on the relationship between individual obesity and happiness levels. Using the latest available panel data from Germany German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), UK British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), and Australia Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), we examine whether there is statistical evidence on the impact of overweight on subjective well-being. Instrumental Variable (IV) analysis is utilized under the presence of endogeneity, stemming from several explanatory variables. Results indicate that in all three countries obesity has a negative effect on the subjective well-being of individuals. The results also have important implications for the effect of other sociodemographic, economic and individual characteristics on well-being.
KW - Happiness
KW - Instrumental variable analysis
KW - Obesity
KW - Subjective well-being
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U2 - 10.1080/00036846.2011.587779
DO - 10.1080/00036846.2011.587779
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80051980187
SN - 0003-6846
VL - 44
SP - 4101
EP - 4114
JO - Applied Economics
JF - Applied Economics
IS - 31
ER -