Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference
Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Toward Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference
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DOI：
10.1257/aer.104.9.2698
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
影响因子：
10.7
通讯作者：
Szembrot, Nichole
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作者：
Benjamin, Daniel J.;Heffetz, Ori;Szembrot, Nichole
本文提出了基于调查的福祉跟踪的基础和方法。首先，我们发展了一种理论，其中效用取决于福祉的“基本方面”，可以通过调查来衡量。其次，我们借鉴了心理学家、哲学家和经济学家的观点，编制了一份关于这些方面的综合清单。第三，我们通过询问 4,600 名美国调查受访者陈述他们对成对方面捆绑的偏好，展示了我们提出的估计方面相对边际效用的方法（构建个人水平幸福指数的必要输入）。我们估计与家庭、健康、安全、价值观、自由、幸福和生活满意度相关的方面相对较高的边际效用。
This paper proposes foundations and a methodology for survey-based tracking of well-being. First, we develop a theory in which utility depends on "fundamental aspects" of well-being, measurable with surveys. Second, drawing from psychologists, philosophers, and economists, we compile a comprehensive list of such aspects. Third, we demonstrate our proposed method for estimating the aspects' relative marginal utilities-a necessary input for constructing an individual-level well-being index-by asking similar to 4,600 US survey respondents to state their preference between pairs of aspect bundles. We estimate high relative marginal utilities for aspects related to family, health, security, values, freedom, happiness, and life satisfaction.