• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Rhythms and cycles in happiness
  • Contributor: Maennig, Wolfgang [Author]; Steenbeck, Malte [Author]; Wilhelm, Markus [Author]
  • Published: Hamburg: University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Chair for Economic Policy, 2013
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 978-3-942820-06-6
  • Keywords: Q48 ; rhythms in time ; happiness ; life satisfaction ; weekend neurosis ; I31 ; N70
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  • Description: This study analyses time-dependent rhythms in happiness in three aspects. We show that the Sunday neurosis exists exclusively for men with a medium level of education and both men and women with high levels of education. Men with high levels of education may even experience a weekend neurosis. This study is the first to test for intra-monthly rhythms and to demonstrate that men with a lower educational background may suffer from negative effects on happiness towards the end of the month, potentially due to liquidity problems. The study is also the first to demonstrate that - even when controlling for health and income effects - happiness exhibits seasonal effects over the annual period, depending on gender and education.
  • Access State: Open Access