The Relationship between Subjective Well-Being and Objective Wealth: A Case in Indonesia

This thesis investigates what makes Indonesian people feel richer and happier with their life. It examines the relationship between subjective well-being and objective indicators of wealth in three different age groups. The main explanatory variable is objective wealth, captured by log of per capita...

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Main Authors: , Erlita Puspita Sari, S.Psi., , Eiji Mangyo
Format: Thesis
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2011
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description This thesis investigates what makes Indonesian people feel richer and happier with their life. It examines the relationship between subjective well-being and objective indicators of wealth in three different age groups. The main explanatory variable is objective wealth, captured by log of per capita expenditure. Subjective well-being as the dependent variable uses two proxies: subjective wealth and happiness. The results showed consistency with previous studies, despite slight differences across different age groups in terms of coefficient magnitudes. All age groups showed similar determinants for subjective well-being. Higher expenditure and higher education stimulate people to feel richer and happier. Married couple, women and household with larger number of family members also reported a higher level of subjective wealth and happiness. Higher expenditure is strongly inducing people to feel richer but not instantly drive people�s happiness. It has significant effect on happiness but not as strong as its effect on subjective wealth.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:903862014-08-20T02:51:19Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/90386/ The Relationship between Subjective Well-Being and Objective Wealth: A Case in Indonesia , Erlita Puspita Sari, S.Psi. , Eiji Mangyo ETD This thesis investigates what makes Indonesian people feel richer and happier with their life. It examines the relationship between subjective well-being and objective indicators of wealth in three different age groups. The main explanatory variable is objective wealth, captured by log of per capita expenditure. Subjective well-being as the dependent variable uses two proxies: subjective wealth and happiness. The results showed consistency with previous studies, despite slight differences across different age groups in terms of coefficient magnitudes. All age groups showed similar determinants for subjective well-being. Higher expenditure and higher education stimulate people to feel richer and happier. Married couple, women and household with larger number of family members also reported a higher level of subjective wealth and happiness. Higher expenditure is strongly inducing people to feel richer but not instantly drive people�s happiness. It has significant effect on happiness but not as strong as its effect on subjective wealth. [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2011 Thesis NonPeerReviewed , Erlita Puspita Sari, S.Psi. and , Eiji Mangyo (2011) The Relationship between Subjective Well-Being and Objective Wealth: A Case in Indonesia. UNSPECIFIED thesis, UNSPECIFIED. http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=52673
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