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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Direct democracy and life satisfaction revisited: new evidence for Switzerland |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Journal of Happiness Studies |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 1389-4978 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Number | 2 |
| Page Range | 227 - 255 |
| Date | 2008 |
| Abstract Text | We re-evaluate the relation between cantonal direct democracy and perceived subjective well-being in Switzerland using new data from the Swiss Household Panel. In addition, this study goes beyond previous work by carefully controlling for cultural determinants of happiness such as languages and religion. We find that once language is controlled for, no robust significant relationship between the extent of direct democracy and life satisfaction can be observed. The results also show that direct democracy does not affect well-being within language groups in Switzerland. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1007/s10902-007-9050-9 |
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| Additional Information | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com |