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Levels and Changes of Life Evaluations
To illustrate dynamic linkages between good government and well-beingHamilton College, June 12, 2014
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2010-2012 Actual Ladder vs. 2010-2012 Predicted Ladder (123 countries)
Predicted Ladder Average 2010-2012
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R-squared = 0.7619
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2010-2012 Actual Ladder vs. 2010-2012 lnGDP (123 countries)
lnGDP Average 2010-2012
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R-squared = 0.5999
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Actual vs. Predicted Happiness Changes in 130 countries, 2005-07 to 2010-12 (0 for missing values)
Predicted Ladder Changes
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Ireland
R-squared = 0.24, P-value = 0.000
Four hard hit Eurozone countries
South Korea
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Central & Eastern Europe
CIS
Southeast Asia
South Asia
East Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
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Sub-Saharan Africa
World
Actual vs. Predicted Happiness Changes in 10 Global Regions, Population-weighted, 2005-07 to 2010-12
Predicted Ladder Changes
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R-squared = 0.67, P-value = 0.002
Marriage and Friendship in BHPS