China's life satisfaction, 1990-2010

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 25, 2012, Pages 9775-9780

  Easterlin, Richard A ^a   Morgan, Robson ^a   Switek, Malgorzata ^a   Wang, Fei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Happiness; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84862546519     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1205672109     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Chen JG, Liu SC, Wang TS, eds (2011) The China Economy Yearbook: Analysis and Forecast of China's Economic Situation (Brill, Leiden), Vol 5.
2. Stiglitz JE, Sen A, Fitoussi J-P (2008) Report of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. Available at: www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr. Accessed October 20, 2011.
3. Brockmann H, Delhey J, Welzel C, Yuan H (2009) The China puzzle: Falling happiness in a rising economy. J Happiness Stud 10:387-405.
4. Kahneman D, Krueger AB (2006) Developments in the measurement of subjective well-being. J Econ Perspect 20:3-24.
5. Burkholder R (2005) Chinese far wealthier than a decade ago - but are they happier? The Gallup Organization. Available at http://www.gallup.com/poll/ 14548/chinese-far-wealthier- than-decade-ago-they-happier.aspx. Accessed January 27, 2006.
6. Crabtree S, Wu T (2011) China's puzzling flat line. Gallup Management Journal Available at: http://gmj.gallup.com/content/148853/china-puzzling-flat- line.aspx#1 Accessed February 1, 2012.
7. Knight J, Gunatilaka R (2011) Does economic growth raise happiness in China? Oxf Dev Stud 39:1-24.
8. Easterlin RA, Sawangfa O (2010) International Differences in Well-Being, eds Diener E, Helliwell JF, Kahneman D (Oxford Univ Press, New York), pp 166-216.
9. Chen Z, Davey G (2008) Happiness and subjective well-being in mainland China. J Happiness Stud 9:589-600.
10. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (2011) Blue Book of China's Society: Society of China Analysis and Forecast (Social Sciences Academic Press, China) (in Chinese).
11. Knight J, Song L (2005) Towards a Labour Market in China (Oxford Univ Press, New York).
12. Xu CG (2011) The fundamental institutions of China's reforms and development. J Econ Lit 49:1076-1151.
13. Inglehart RF, Basanez M, Moreno A (1998) Human Values and Beliefs: A Cross-Cultural Sourcebook (Univ Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI).
14. Knight J, Gunatilaka R (2010) Great expectations? The subjective well-being of rural-urban migrants. World Dev 38:113-124.
15. Duan CR, Yang G, Zhang F, Lu XH (2008) Nine trends in China's floating population since the reform and opening up. Popul Res 32:30-43.
16. National Bureau of Statistics of China (2002) Report on the 1990 Population Census of China. Available at http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjgb/rkpcgb/ qgrkpcgb/t20020404-16771. htm. Accessed March 25, 2012.
17. National Bureau of Statistics of China (2011) Report on the 2010 Population Census of China. Available at http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjfx/jdfx/ t20110428-402722253.htm. Accessed March 23, 2012.
18. Frey BS, Stutzer A (2002) Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Well-Being (Princeton Univ Press, Princeton).
19. Veenhoven R (1991) Is happiness relative? Soc Indic Res 24:1-34.
20. Inglehart RF (2002) Globalization and postmodern values. Wash Q 23:215-228.
21. Stevenson B, Wolfers J (2008) Economic growth and subjective well-being: Reassessing the Easterlin paradox. Brookings Pap Econ Act 2008:1-87.
22. Easterlin RA, McVey LA, Switek M, Sawangfa O, Zweig JS (2010) The happiness-income paradox revisited. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107:22463-22468.
23. United Nations (2002) World Economic Situation and Prospects 2002 (United Nations, New York).
24. United Nations (2003) World Economic Situation and Prospects 2003 (United Nations, New York).
25. Easterlin RA (2010) Happiness, Growth, and the Life Cycle (Oxford Univ Press, New York).
26. Blanchflower DG, Oswald AJ (2004) Well-being over time in Britain and the USA. J Public Econ 88:1359-1386.
27. Powdthavee N (2010) The Happiness Equation (Iconbooks, London).
28. Cai F, Park A, Zhao YH (2008) China's Great Economic Transition, eds Brandt L, Rawki TG (Cambridge Univ Press, New York), pp 167-214.
29. Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (2010) OECD Economic Surveys: China (Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, Beijing), Vol. 2010/6.
30. Knight J, Xue JJ (2006) How high is urban unemployment in China? J Chin Econ Bus Stud 4:91-107.
31. Gustafsson B, Ding S (2011) Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society, eds Li S, Sato H, Sicular T (Cambridge Univ Press, New York). Available at http://economics.uwo.ca/centres/cibc/wp2011/Gustafsson- Ding17.pdf. Accessed January 5, 2012.
32. Liu S (2011) The China Economy Yearbook: Analysis and Forecast of China's Economic Situation, eds Chen JG, Liu SC, Wang TS (Brill, Leiden), Vol 5.
33. National Bureau of Statistics of China (2010) China Statistical Yearbook 2010 (China Statistics Press, Beijing) (in Chinese).
34. DiTella R, MacCulloch RJ, Oswald AJ (2001) Preferences over inflation and unemployment: Evidence from surveys of happiness. Am Econ Rev 91:335-241.
35. Clark A, Georgellis Y, Sanfey P (2001) Scarring: The psychological impact of past unemployment. Economica 68:221-241.
36. Kassenboehmer SC, Haisken-DeNew JP (2009) You're fired! The causal negative effect of entry unemployment on life satisfaction. Econ J 119:448-462.
37. Winkelmann L, Winkelmann R (1998) Why are the unemployed so unhappy? Evidence from panel data. Economica 65:1-15.
38. World Bank (2007) China's Modernizing Labor Market: Trends and Emerging Challenges (World Bank, Washington, DC).
39. Vodopivec M, Tong MH (2008) China: Improving Unemployment Insurance (World Bank, Washington, DC).
40. Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (2010) China in the 2010s: Rebalancing Growth and Strengthening Social Safety Nets (Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, Beijing).
41. Cai F, Wang MY, Wang DW, eds (2010) The China Population and Labor Yearbook: The Sustainability of Economic Growth from the Perspective of Human Resources (Brill, Leiden), Vol 2.
42. Gustafsson BA, Li S, Sicular T (2008) Inequality and Public Policy in China (Cambridge University Press, New York).
43. Knight J, Song L (2000) The Rural-Urban Divide: Economic Disparities and Interactions in China (Oxford Univ Press, New York).
44. Cai HB, Chen YY, Zhou LA (2010) Income and consumption inequality in urban China: 1992-2003. Econ Dev Cult Change 58:385-413.
45. Appleton SM, Song L (2008) Life satisfaction in urban China: Components and determinants. World Dev 36:2325-2340.
46. Oshio T, Nozaki K, Kobayashi M (2011) Relative income and happiness in Asia: Evidence from nationwide surveys in China, Japan, and Korea. Soc Indic Res 104: 351-367.
47. Smyth R, Nielsen I, Zhai QG (2010) Personal well-being in urban China. Soc Indic Res 95:231-251.
48. Tao HL, Chiu SY (2009) The effects of relative income and absolute income on happiness. Rev Dev Econ 13:164-174.
49. Clark AE, Frijters P, Shields MA (2008) Relative income, happiness, and utility: An explanation for the Easterlin paradox and other puzzles. J Econ Lit 46:95-144.
50. Graham C (2009) Happiness Around the World (Oxford Univ Press, New York).
51. Easterlin RA (2001) Income and happiness: Towards a unified theory. Econ J 111: 465-484.
52. Easterlin RA (2003) Explaining happiness. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100:11176-11183.
53. Layard R (2005) Happiness: Lessons from a New Science (Penguin, New York).
54. Diener E, Sandvik E, Seidlitz L, Diener M (1993) The relationship between income and subjective well-being: Relative or absolute? Soc Indic Res 28:195-223.
55. Easterlin RA (2005) Diminishing marginal utility of income: Caveat emptor. Soc Indic Res 70:243-255.
56. Barnett S, Chalk N (2010) Building a social safety net. Finance Dev 47:34-35.