Money and mental wellbeing: A longitudinal study of medium-sized lottery wins
Money and mental wellbeing: A longitudinal study of medium-sized lottery wins
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.08.004
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Oswald, Andrew J.
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作者：
Gardner, Jonathan;Oswald, Andrew J.
社会科学中一个著名的问题是金钱是否能使人幸福。我们提供了新的证据，通过使用纵向数据的随机样本的英国人谁收到中型彩票奖金之间的1000磅和120，000磅（即高达约200，000美元）。当与两个对照组（一个没有获胜，另一个获胜很少）相比时，这些人最终表现出明显更好的心理健康。彩票中奖两年后，心理健康的平均改善是1.4 GHQ点。(c)2006 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
One of the famous questions in social science is whether money makes people happy. We offer new evidence by using longitudinal data on a random sample of Britons who receive medium-sized lottery wins of between 1000 pound and 120,000 pound (that is, up to approximately US$200,000). When compared to two control groups-one with no wins and the other with small wins-these individuals go on eventually to exhibit significantly better psychological health. Two years after a lottery win, the average measured improvement in mental wellbeing is 1.4 GHQ points. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.